"I Am The Cancer" as written by Andrew Scott, Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland....
So long, Matthew
I will miss you
There is too much to do
Or I'd go with you
It's a bad time
I haven't got a dime
So long, Alison
I now know where you've been
But I don't know where you're going
There's security in knowing
But I know some morning
without any warning
You'll be gone
Oh, you've kissed me, kissed me
Now you're supposed to miss me
So long, Andrew
I will miss you
I just wrote you
A long note
You'd better answer
I am the cancer
Removed from you
Oh, you miss me, miss me
Now you've got to kiss me, kiss me goodbye
So long, scarecrow
At least with you I know
You're going nowhere
What do you care?
There's nothing up your sleeve
You can never leave
Why would you stay there, scarecrow?
Sorry I had to go
But I shall return
It was my turn
To get away
Someone had to stay
So I could go
I miss you most of all
Kiss me, kiss me
I can't wait until you kiss me
Until you kiss me
I can't wait 'til you kiss me
Kiss me again
I will miss you
There is too much to do
Or I'd go with you
It's a bad time
I haven't got a dime
So long, Alison
I now know where you've been
But I don't know where you're going
There's security in knowing
But I know some morning
without any warning
You'll be gone
Oh, you've kissed me, kissed me
Now you're supposed to miss me
So long, Andrew
I will miss you
I just wrote you
A long note
You'd better answer
I am the cancer
Removed from you
Oh, you miss me, miss me
Now you've got to kiss me, kiss me goodbye
So long, scarecrow
At least with you I know
You're going nowhere
What do you care?
There's nothing up your sleeve
You can never leave
Why would you stay there, scarecrow?
Sorry I had to go
But I shall return
It was my turn
To get away
Someone had to stay
So I could go
I miss you most of all
Kiss me, kiss me
I can't wait until you kiss me
Until you kiss me
I can't wait 'til you kiss me
Kiss me again
Lyrics submitted by gleebs
"I Am the Cancer" as written by Chris Murphy Andrew Scott
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Also, I believe the last line of the first "scarecrow" verse meld in with the first line of the last verse, that is "Why would you/Stay there, Scarecrow?/Sorry I had to go, but...", not "Say there, Scarecrow".
I can only speculate about the "cancer" reference in the Andrew verse, it's possible they were having issues of their own that were (presumably) resolved by Chris moving to Toronto (since the band is still happily together etc)
that pretty much sums it up.
Sometimes i feel i really need to hear this song. its almost like a salve on my soul. Those soothing harmonies caress my ears and brain. Actually i feel this way about Smeared as a whole. I also find it very interesting how a small set of favorite artists dominate my musical attentions. Sloan is one of those artists.
Zen