Phoenix

Courtesy Laughs

Misinterpreted Longing: A Story of Separation
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Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue Highway Bros
Courting Mary Simon Joyner

Lyrics

I had a fever to empty your closet

I had a strong desire to clear out your closet

I didn't think it would be that hard

I underestimated the difficulty of the task

You get to do what you want now

You now have the freedom to do as you please

Though we'll always have to do it apart

Despite the freedom, we will always have to be apart


I'm gonna scream a hundred thousand words

I'm going to express my feelings with a large number of words

Now that your fever is long gone

Now that your intense emotions are gone

Your wishes I couldn't tell, see

I couldn't discern your desires

I don't hear you talking but pretending

I don't hear you speaking, but I see you pretending


Ain't that enough courtesy laughs

Isn't receiving polite laughter enough?


I read my future in a fortune cookie

I predicted my future through a random event (fortune cookie)

Without any safety procedure in mind

Without considering safety precautions

All of your things in the main hall

All of your belongings are in the main hall

You told me to get rid of them, so

You instructed me to dispose of them


Sold an ugly necklace uptown

I sold an unattractive necklace in the city

I found out it was Egyptian

Later discovered it was of Egyptian origin

I tied up your letters

I fastened your letters together

Buried them all with delectation

Buried them with satisfaction


Ain't that enough courtesy laughs

Isn't receiving polite laughter enough?


I hate that kind of wrong affection

I dislike insincere affection

I ain't ready to talk at all

I'm not prepared to engage in conversation

It's all lies, misunderstandings

Perceived as falsehoods and misunderstandings

I'm all alone in the main hall

I am alone in the main hall


I'm gonna read every novel you read

I will read every book you've read

I'm gonna learn what's Egyptian

I will learn about Egyptian culture

Pretend not to talk too much too

Pretend not to speak excessively

Sacrifice all of my agenda

Willing to sacrifice my plans and priorities


I had a fever to empty your closet

I had a strong desire to clear out your closet

I didn't think it would be that hard

I underestimated the difficulty of the task

You get to do what you want now

You now have the freedom to do as you please

Though we'll always have to do it apart

Despite the freedom, we will always have to be apart


I hate that kind of wrong affection

I dislike insincere affection

I ain't ready to talk at all

I'm not prepared to engage in conversation

It's all lies, misunderstandings

Perceived as falsehoods and misunderstandings

I'm all alone in the main hall

I am alone in the main hall

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