Matilda

Left in the corner collectin' dust
Patiently waitin' while my fingers rust
I was locked in the coffin case
Not even on display

As you fret, my frets decay
You pick up your other, and you strum away
I listen from the other room
Try to pull you out of tune

Thought I was everythin' you need
I thought at least you'd wanna see it through
And I was caught in between
Giving up and callin' out to you
Am I comin' through?

Now, you don't even write the chords down
You don't even play me anyhow, anymore
Now, you just keep crankin' them out
Like you're tryin' to numb yourself
With all this work but it's just not workin' out

George and his lover, they gently weep
But I don't even get to breathe
I hardly make a sound
And I'm totally unwound, it's like

All my flaws have become the things
That make you want to destroy somethin'
And the reasons you started are lost
Now that the feelin' has worn off

Thought I was everything you need
Thought at least you'd wanna see it through
Your voice follows me
You sing perfectly out of tune

I thought we had more time
I thought I could make it up somehow
I try to weave between the lines
I try to turn myself up loud
Can you hear me now?

Now, you don't even write the chords down
You don't even play me anyhow, anymore
Now, you just keep crankin' them out
Like you're tryin' to numb yourself

Like I'm just a different drug
Somethin' that you took for granted
Another love that you abandoned right when
It starts to count
You don't even write the chords down
You don't even play me anyhow
'Cause it's only work, and it's just not workin' out