There`s a gentle artifice to loving
That to it all we gently bring
You know, I learned how to kiss you
Watching old movies starring James Dean
And the candles we light
For atmosphere are mostly made in Tokyo or Taiwan
Sometimes I think I love you most when you`re off somewhere gone
CHORUS
These things take patience
And good taste
And a taste for wasting time
I love you wasting mine
You fill the empty hours just fine
You know you ask for the moon, they bring you these dying stars
A thousand points of blight
A million unmade beds like fading smiles
At least they brighten up the night for a little while
A story of too much too soon and not enough
Later, already begun to hate her
I`ve seen it all before
We take want and the rest we need
It leaves us clamoring for more and more and more
CHORUS
Just wait till now becomes then
You`ll see how happy we were
You`ll concur
You`ll agree
You`ll see
Listen to me
In the candlelight, tonight`s atmosphere
You look kinda like a movie star, it`s true
And I gotta pinch myself to make sure you`re still here
You`re my favorite thing, my favorite thing to do
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