Posies - Compliment? Lyrics
Well Ive felt worse and I have feltBetter than thisIve made a pacifierOut of my fistWell I dont care when bones are bareThe mind cant interfereAnd what Ive said outside my headAnyone can hearMaybe I praise you cause I cannot praise myselfWont you just takeA compliment from me?Perhaps theyre understatedAnd a little overmaskedIf they were hand deliveredIt would be more than I could askForwardness aint my businessBut you can fish for complimentsWhile I beg for forgivenessId like to reap the flatteries I sowBut I really cast seeds of doubtLooks like you take them from everyoneAnd everyone hands them outSelf mutilation just aint my tripBut now this is worth the troubleCut me open with your laughterI bleed complementary colorsTender seedlings trampledAnd overwatered boughsWont you just takeA compliment from me?Perhaps theyre overstatedAnd a little undermaskedIf they were what I really meantIt would be more than I could askForwardness should be my businessBut you can fish for complimentsWhile I beg for forgivenessWell I have tried every approachAnd they always leave me emptyBut each one has its special wayOf making everyone contempt meIt seems rather selfish to want to be lovedOr to love and expect you to careBut my batteries dont run on flatteryAnd it just gets me nowhereOh when was I ever promisedId get back all that I gave?But I wouldnt care if youd takeA compliment from mePerhaps its too lateOr too much to expectBut compliments that come no strings attachedWell, theyre certainly the bestThing for me, I adore youBut you can fish for complimentsAnd I wont be there to bore you
