once more with feeling

You threw my hand back at me, said remember where we are
You walked ten steps ahead of me back to my car
And you asked why I had so many keys on my chain
As you tugged the one around my neck that has a tag with your name

Cause you know I can bark, but that I'll never bite
I just cower in the corner, cause I'm too afraid to fight
And I won't run away, cause it's not in my nature
And you'll pet me on the head and praise me for my good behavior

But if I am the dog, then you are the bone
Burying yourself under layers of dirt so you can't be shown
Then I'll sniff you out and find you
And you'll bury yourself a little further so the chase can continue

But I'll get tired and want to go home
And you'll be waiting in the dirt all alone
You are a ghostwriter at twenty-one years old
Living out stories you'll say someone else told

And I hope one day you become your own dog and bone
So you can find yourself outside the context of your home
And the house of some ambivalent god
Cause if he doesn't love you for who you are and who you love, he's a fraud

And I'm not a god, but god, I loved you
I am not a god, but god, I loved you
I am not a god, but god, damn, I loved you
I am not a god, but god, how I loved you

I am not a god, but god, I love you
I am not a god, but god, I love you
I am not a god, but god, how I love you