Look like a lush. Talk like a tease
The way you like it
In front of your house, alone on the street
You ask me to come inside
Asleep through all our classes
You hang me out to dry

If this is a test
I?m losing my shit
Would it kill you to care
As much as I did?
If this is a test
I'm wasting my breath
You're a stranger I know well
And not at all

Heart on a hook thrown out to the sea
Your basement busy
Sitting in the dark, I turn the radio off for a
Phone call you'll likely miss
Wake me when it's over
The last sound of goodbye

Let's imagine the end before we even begin
You said

You're a stranger I know well, and not at all


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The Test Lyrics as written by David Katz Andy Mrotek

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    i first heard this song at a time when it instantly made sense to me and explained to me what i was going through when i couldn't figure it out for myself.

    "if this is test i'm losing my shit... ...if this is a test i'm wasting my breath"

    if this isn't the end of the relationship, but just a really low point, there is no reason to freak out and lose hope, but you never really know if that's the case or not until it's over.

    "you're a stranger i know well, and not at all."

    you realize you're having all of these complicated feelings for someone that in reality, you don't know very well at all, but feel as if you do because of all that you feel for them.

    the_crushon August 25, 2008   Link

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