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Light Breathing (Me And Martha Plimpton In A Fancy Elevator)

from Sorry I Asked by Big Big Buildings

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This is a cover of a song by The Lawrence Arms

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Lyrics by Chris McCaughan

Me and Martha Plimpton in an elevator
Her golden labrador kissed my index finger
Two in the morning, summer saturated
I'd been drinking and it'd been raining

And it felt so strange
Cause I didn't know what to say
And when she smiled
I turned away

But that's so like me
Timid, self conscious, crippling
She seemed so friendly and
I must've seemed uninteresting
Soaked from walking
Smelled like booze and cigarettes
I stood there listening to her light breathing

And I wanted to say
That I really loved her films
And I wanted to make her laugh and smile
But I stood still

I managed to mutter, "Hello"
Her eyes shining in the fancy elevator lights
I stood awkwardly, hands fluttering
The doors parted and she said goodnight to me

And her voice was like a song
That wouldn't leave my head
And I thought, "Martha, I'm running on empty"
And I couldn't help but think
I missed another chance to live
But isn't that the way it always is?

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from Sorry I Asked, released May 12, 2016

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Big Big Buildings is the pseudonym of songwriter, producer and visual artist, Adam McElreath.

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