The Door

from The Heart and the Head by Cardinal Road

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The door was colder than the water in which I bathed
Heavier than a child's frown
You told me to wait for you and read a magazine
So I took off my new shoes and I sat down

Please tell me nurse how you got your clothes so white
All I can see are your green eyes
Relieve me of this cross that's breaking up my back
I can't hear the words that lie between your sighs

What am I trying for when you've already got your bread?
What are you lying for when you're turning in my head?
When you're turning in my head

Take me dancing in your bed with shiny wheels
The boys are missing from their stand
Now's our chance to steal the wind from out their feet
But you don't trust me enough to hold my lonely hand

In my fantasy we're sipping tea and cuddling
The snow is falling hard outside
Boston's cold but we decide on someplace colder
To keep each other warmer you replied

What am I trying for when you've already got your bread?
What are you lying for when you're turning in my head?
What am I trying for when you've already got your bread?
What are you lying for when you're turning in my head?
When I'm turning in my bed

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from The Heart and the Head, released August 27, 2013

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