Brother (Triple J Like a Version)

Callin' out your lover, been callin' out his name
He's been hidin', he's been hidin', there's only him to blame
Been callin' out to love her, couldn't tell it to your face
He's been lyin', he's been lyin', too fucked up by the pain

Once upon a time, you met him on a summer's night
Stomach full of butterflies, dressed in your best jeans
By the end of the next week
You would've hit it up a hundred times, sex in them bedsheets
Now you're singin' lullabies and you're blessed with a little girl
And in your eyes she's beautiful, true to form, she rules your world

Don't ever say it wasn't worth it
But you've been seein' him for five years
And you can see it in his eyes, yeah
And I can tell you've thought about it
Give me an idea from the stories that I hear
Of course, you doubt him, you mourn the sound when

He says he isn't headed home
You can hear that fake voice break through the telephone
His alibis don't hide his life on the side
Try to have faith, but you never know

Break down
Pull yourself out of this state, dear
Acknowledge he was a fake, dear
From there on you might just grow
Throw it all away

Callin' out your lover, been callin' out his name
He's been hidin', he's been hidin', there's only him to blame
Callin' out to love her, couldn't tell it to your face
He's been lyin', he's been lyin', too fucked up by the pain

When did it all turn sour?
Safe to say that now he's underneath your skin
While you cower in the corner with no power left within
But you're his lover, even though you know he never loved you
You suffer just bein' his insignificant other

Lipstick that's smeared across his collar
His best kept secret that's hidden under covers, confide in your mother
Nursin' a broken heart
Alone in the dark clutchin' at his photograph
When it comes to emotions, you close 'em shut
'Cause he might just leave if you open up

And it hurts so bad, think you're gonna go mad
Contemplatin' the things that you don't have
And you feel so sad
When he leaves that you reach for the Prozac, yeah

And now he's standin' at your gate, and he be actin' strange
It's sad to say but girl, you have to face it
Pack them bags that you've had stashed away
It's a tragic way to end it but if he can't even pay attention
And if he can't even make the effort, it's way too late to save
It's a cold world, no man's safe from
You got soul, girl, don't let no man take none

Been callin' out your lover, been callin' out his name
He's been hidin', he's been hidin', there's only him to blame
Been callin' out to love her, couldn't tell it to your face
He's been lyin', he's been lyin', too fucked up by the pain

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Too fucked up by the pain
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Too fucked up by the pain
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Too fucked up by the pain
Oh, oh, oh, oh