Suburbiana | Michael Clem

SUBURBIANA
(by Michael Clem)

You smell nice, but I can’t tell
Distance kills my sense of smell
I’m still wrong when you’re not here
You like flowers, and I like beer

You control, and I don’t dance
I get stumped when you wear pants
You are Queen and also King
I can’t rule, but you can’t sing

SUBURBIANA, YOU’RE NOT WHAT I NEED
LOCK MY SOUL THROUGH WINTER
I LEAVE AND THEN YOU PLEAD
SUBURBIANA, I WANT MORE THAN I NEED
I WANT MORE THAN I NEED
(2nd Chorus only – I WANT MORE THAN I)

You had lovers, and I had sin
How on Earth did we begin?
You took Spanish, and I took grief
Yo soy un ladron means “I’m a thief!”

You have hate, and I know why
You’re diseased, and neither am I
I have love, but you don’t care
You’re still wrong when I’m not there
CHORUS

You have foes, but they’re not mine
Leave the room, and I’ll drink your wine
You have money, and I have friends
Your words hurt, but Malbec mends

You’re not funny, and so am I
You’re a crisis, and I’m a guy
You are volume with no off-switch
I shoulda known that you’d be a challenge
CHORUS

I say red, and you say “Go!”
Do you know something I don’t know?
I have hope, but you don’t care
I am here, and you are there