The weatherman says goodnight
The empire state buildings turning of its lights
The refrigerator stops
And suddenly it's quiet
I never noticed the ceilings were so low
I never saw all the cracks on the window
I never saw myself as sentimental
But here I go
Without you

I've been standing round you like a statue
Laying on the floor thinking about you
I talk to myself like the crazies do
Otherwise I'm great
what about you?
Ain't nothing going on here but the rent
I can't account for how my days are spent
I want to draw the line between who I am

The weatherman says blues skies but it's raining
Like the clouds all decided to cry
And every time you hurt me I say “It's
All right it's all right it's all right”
Without you I've been standing round
You're like a statue
Laying on the couch all day like cats do
Waiting for the phone to ring
But it won't ring
Without you


Lyrics submitted by stoolhardy, edited by WanderingWisp

Statue Lyrics as written by Adam Cohen

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  • +1
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    "talk to myself like the crazies do Otherwise I’m great What about you?"

    ohgodohgodohgod, that adam cohen is so hot. and his dad too.

    ExLoveron March 10, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Very straight forward but I liked how Cohen borrowed some lyrics from his song Cry Ophelia, specifically "who I am and who I invent".

    Skoorbon May 30, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    "Lights are switching off across the city. In the dark, you sit frozen, every muscle paralyzed, every nerve ending on edge, waiting for the phone to ring."

    geekusaon February 24, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Wow..

    The weatherman says blue skies but it’s raining Like the clouds all decided to cry And every time you hurt me I say “It’s all right it’s all right it’s all right”

    psycho_slothon May 28, 2005   Link
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    I’ve been standing ‘round you like a statue Laying on the floor thinking about you

    those are awesome lines!!

    the_howeeon July 23, 2005   Link

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