Obstinate Brain

There are a couple of thoughts that storm the gates
Every time I open my eyes late
In the morning
I'm not yet quite awake
But my mind is already going

The first is the last image of your face
A file I keep on trying to erase
But it's grown
A record of its own
It self-duplicates

I don't want you
I don't need you
That is all that I've been saying
I could forget that I've seen you
If it wasn't for my
Obstinate brain

There were a couple of things I couldn't say
When last we spoke at Adelaide and Bay
Just then the cross light changed
And we both had to get going

To be fair
I didn't ask you to wait
To be honest
I didn't even want it
I just wanted you to
Turn around and
Hunt me down and
Throw me in a bus right out of town

I don't want you
I don't need you
That is all that I've been saying
I don't want you, go away
I could forget that I've seen you
If it wasn't for my
Obstinate brain

And now everything I think is a little bit damp
Everything I say has got a little less command
Everything I do is only an imitation
Of what I wish I'd done

And now everything I see is a little bit dull
Every breath I take is just a little void and null
And when you're here I kick into gear
As if I feel nothing at all
Because

I don't want you
I don't need you
That is all that I've been saying
I don't want you
Go away
I could forget that I've seen you
If it wasn't for my
Obstinate brain