Oh, I made a silly mistake (what'd you do?) / I've given up more than I can take (uh oh!) / And left hollows in my wake

Sylvia, you say that the moon is your only friend / But she's a bitch and she don't listen when you cry

Come on, let us see you smile / Stop crying and let's see you smile / There / You're much prettier that way

Electrical currents shorting out my gelatin mind all the / Time, it's such a wonder my head don't blow like a halogen bulb

And they still called her strange, but she didn't really mind / She was strange, she was strong, she was doing just fine

Do you find yourself at the edge of my ocean? / Tip-toeing 'round the broken glass in the sand?

You make me call you through your publicist! / It breaks my heart

Cause I like you / I really do / I like you

And I always fall flat on my back, like an upside-down cat / But is bad luck really such a crime?

I want you so bad, I know that it's sad / It's just how I deal, I can't help how I feel

I'm just barely keeping up with my constant unraveling / You're so together, it embarrasses me

She wants to claw your eyes open / So you can see she's not a plaything

And I tried not to think of my love as a punchline / But I knew that the truth would catch up with me sometime

All the rain and overflowing drainpipes couldn't stop the world from glowing / With a light I'd only ever seen in dreams

(I'm safe, I'm whole, I've got it under control / And I will protect you, even if you won't protect me too)

So the power of the magical pearl / Turned her into a beautiful girl / And she swam ashore / And crawled up on dry land

If the sky falls down on our house / It would have been a long time coming / If the walls all caved in, I'd just lie down / I wouldn't even bother running

Dreamt of a city, somewhere over the mountains / Where the sidewalks are paved with helpful ideas / You were with me, standing over the highway / Gasoline hanging in the air

You make me call you through your publicist! / It breaks my heart

The wind is rising / The sun is shining / The dawn is breaking / The world is waking