歌词
I've lived in all of the houses he's built
The one in the air, the one underground
The one on the water, the one in the sand
He says, "it doesn't matter how we live"
He says, "it doesn't matter where we live
We're so close we can dispense with houses
We don't need a home at all"
It's come to be a habit with me to dine alone
You're never home, and the evenings end so early
He says, "We can be close from afar"
He says, "The closest people always are
We're so close that in our separation
There's no distance at all"
Sometimes I gout to the car
Turn on the headlights
Intending to leave
Sometimes I need to hear the words
My imagination's not as strong as you'd believe
But I've talked to you, you haven't listened at all
I've said I'm numb, I can't even cry
I'm stuck with acting out a part
He says, "What do words ever reveal?"
He says, "in speaking one can be so false
We're so close, we have a silent language
We don't need words at all"
There's a husky voice that speaks to me in the dark
And on the phone from studios and Westside bars
Through tunnels of long distance
He says, "We're beyond flowers"
He says, "We're beyond compliments
We're so close, we can dispense with love
We don't need love at all"