Vulnerability

Touchdown in L.A.

Waited for what felt like half a day to emergge.

Thought I'd ask you why,

But you took it as interrogationn and brushed me aside.

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Now I thiink it was fear that I saw in your eyes

Never thought much of it at the time

At ssecurity they have machines that will see right through you

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I wanted to say

Something reasssuring, but words, they just got in the way.

Come on, let's take a riide

To the kind of outdoor carnival only L.A. can provide.

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Venice beach sunset, hair blown in the breeze,

You shared your childhood traumma with me

There's a boardwalk psychic whose gaze will reveal your truths

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Doesn't it feel good to just let it go?

Cast your fearss to the wind like a kite

And I won't give a damn, though you might

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I longed to show you

That nothing between us had changed in the slightest

But I got a bit drunk and I got a bit reckless

Said some things I didn't meean to sound bad, but they did, I guess.

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On your knees crawling unnder the Christmas tree

Cut your hand on a broken glass bauble

There are beautiful things that can hurt you if you're not careful

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You fell asleeep on the couch beside me,

I'm still glad that you couldn't see how I cried

As the tree in the ccorner cast off its flickering light

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I watched you sleeping and I thought about

My vulnerability, your vulnerability

How they converge and we merge and some things just feel right

Still, I'm ssleeping alone tonight.

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