The Slings and Arrows of Aphrodite

Your shoes were always coming untied
So I undid the laces and replaced them with my
Red string of fate
Double knotted me to you and I swore I'd wait

While you run in your worn sneakers
And I watch you from the bleachers as
You look around for who you were made for
And I hope my choice won't trip you
Hope the past won't be an issue but
We're one thing you've learned how to ignore

I don't know how to
Pick someone who isn't you
The slings and arrows of Aphrodite
I don't know how to
Cut ties that make my limbs go blue
Can't you come around and fall for me

My heart's so heavy I can't carry it
So when you looked away I slipped it into your pocket
Guess I forgot
To let you know before you put that jacket in the wash

And so I spin around in circles
Watch my bruises all turn purple
Open wounds again just as they finally close
And I know that we were messy
And the world it was against me
Our patience wearing thin like threadbare clothes

But I don't know how to
Pick someone who isn't you
The slings and arrows of Aphrodite
I don't know how to
Cut ties that make my limbs go blue
Can't you come around and fall for me

I don't know how to
Make a change
I write ten pages
Just your name
I dream of you and
Wake up sad
I pretend every song's about what I pretend we had
And it never feels better
And it never feels right
I forget how long it's been
When it keeps me up at night
And you've still got my string of fate
All tangled up beneath your bed
And I've still got an imaginary box
Filled up with words you said
And I, I, I
No, I, I, I

I don't know how to
Pick someone who isn't you
The slings and arrows of Aphrodite
I don't know how to
Cut ties that make my limbs go blue
Can't you come around and fall for me