Well, you say that I treat you like a book on a shelf
I don't take you out that often
'Cause I know that I completed you
And that's why you are here
That's the reason you stay here
How awful that must feel

You said you'd be my dream
I could have you every night
And if by morning I'd forgotten you
Well, no big deal, that'd be all right
'Cause you're the re-occuring kind
You are the re-occuring kind
You never really leave my mind

Are you the love of my lifetime
'Cause there's been times I've had my doubts
We were just kids when I first kissed you
In the attic of my parents' house
And I wish we were there now
I took so long to figure out
What this book has been about

Now I write when I'm away
Letters that you'll never read
You said go explore those other women
The geography of their bodies
But there's just one map you'll need
You're a boomerang you'll see
You will return to me

You will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will. (etc.)

Because if you don't then this book's all lies
If you don't then my plans would all be ruined
If you don't, I'll start drinking like the way I drank before
And I just won't have a future anymore


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    "Well, you say that I treat you Like a book on a shelf I don't take you out that often Because I know that I completed you And that's why you are here That's the reason you stay here How awful that must feel."

    Double-meaning.

    1) The guy is done with her. He finished the book (aka their romance). He only bothers to relive it when convenient for him, most likely in a booty-call kind of way.

    2) He completes her, and that's why she stays. He knows he fulfills her, so he doesn't have to bother with giving her the attention she deserves. He can take her for granted.

    She's aware of both things, but believes one day he'll love her the way she loves him. One day, when he's done with his other women, she believes/deludes herself into believing that he will return to her.

    MemoryWakeon June 03, 2009   Link

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