Father John Misty

Strange Encounter

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Only ever be the girl who just almost died in my house
Half-naked, looking through your telephone
Run you a bath and try hard not to freak out

It's all free and too easy, giving it away, giving it away
It's not cheap, but here I am giving it away, giving it away
Giving it away

Don't deny, I won't deny, I won't deny that strange encounter
The moment you came to, I swore I would change
Though neither one of us will leave unscathed
At least we'll both go on living

Wanna find somebody
Not like this
Yeah, I'm a decent person
Little aimless

It's all free and too easy, giving it away, giving it away
It's not cheap, but here I am giving it away, giving it away
Giving it away

Don't deny, I won't deny, I won't deny that strange encounter
The moment you came to, I swore I would change
Though neither one of us will leave unscathed
At least we'll both go on living

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mellow_harsher On Feb 06, 2015

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2015-02-06 00:36:50

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by getthoselyricsright

11y ago

drug overdose perhaps? botched suicide attempt? this is a gorgeous song.

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by andrew1111

10y ago

Something went seriously wrong, like a drug overdose, during a "strange encounter" (aka, an encounter with a stranger/casual hookup), where the narrator suddenly realizes that the drugs and casual sex is "free" and "not cheap" but they were "giving [themselves] away." He was trying not to "freak out" about a stranger in desperate need in his house ("almost died in my house"), then "the moment [she] came to [he] swore [he] would change", i.e., would not treat such serious topics so casually.

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by indieears

9y ago

These are the wrong lyrics!!! Don't be my, don't be my, don't be my last strange encounter are the correct ones.

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