Lyrics transcribed from the booklet included with the "My Maudlin Career" CD. Parts in brackets were erronesouly left out of the booklet lyrics despite obviously being a part of the song. Parts enclosed in parentheses are in the booklet lyrics despite not actually being in the recorded version. Sans the bracketed and parenthetical parts, everything else from the booklet checks out to my ears.
You kissed me on the forehead (in Spain)
Now these kisses give me concussion
We were love at first sight
Now this crush is crushing
I retraced your steps through the city of romance lazily
I took to the desert with your harshest words
And they saved me
I'll bail you out again I've got the readies
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
I harbored worried feelings
Like they were worth protecting
You 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
I'll brace myself for the loneliness
Say hello to feeling[s] that I (despise) [detest]
This maudlin career must come to an end
I don't want to be sad again
This maudlin career must come to an end
I don't want to be sad again
[This maudlin career must come to an end
I don't want to be sad again
This maudlin career must come to an end
I don't want to be sad again
This maudlin career must come to an end
I don't want to be sad again]
Lyrics transcribed from the booklet included with the "My Maudlin Career" CD. Parts in brackets were erronesouly left out of the booklet lyrics despite obviously being a part of the song. Parts enclosed in parentheses are in the booklet lyrics despite not actually being in the recorded version. Sans the bracketed and parenthetical parts, everything else from the booklet checks out to my ears.
You kissed me on the forehead (in Spain) Now these kisses give me concussion We were love at first sight Now this crush is crushing I retraced your steps through the city of romance lazily I took to the desert with your harshest words And they saved me
I'll bail you out again I've got the readies 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
I harbored worried feelings Like they were worth protecting You 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
I'll brace myself for the loneliness Say hello to feeling[s] that I (despise) [detest] This maudlin career must come to an end I don't want to be sad again This maudlin career must come to an end I don't want to be sad again [This maudlin career must come to an end I don't want to be sad again
This maudlin career must come to an end I don't want to be sad again This maudlin career must come to an end I don't want to be sad again]