My Maudlin Career Lyrics

Lyric discussion by doda 

Cover art for My Maudlin Career lyrics by Camera Obscura

I am certain that there are mistakes here, but I listened and re-listened and still couldn't figure several parts out. The parts I'm least confident of have the (?)s.

Please leave any corrections you have! This post was really just meant as a starting point for people with better ears than mine.

I'm not a child I know we're not going steady your pain's gigantic but it's not as big as your ego I promise not to abandon you. Please let me go

[and also...]

Now I've been hurting your feelings yeah they're worth protecting those say I'm too kind and sentimental like you could catch affection in your eyes there's a sadness enough to kill the both of us are those eyes overrated they make me want to give up on love and I'll brace myself for the holiness say hello to feelings that I detest

[maybe, like you I'm not...

I always thought it was "Now this crush, it's crashing"

Upon listening to it again and again, I'm pretty sure that it's "this" instead of "it's," but I'm not as sure about "crashing vs. crushing." I think I might just think that "crashing" is the line because it makes more sense to me that way.

Also, I think would rearrange the stanzas a bit.

I'm pretty sure it's "Now this crush, it's crushing"