Styrofoam Heart - Bent Knee

I gave her a fake smile, she threw me a real frown

Styrofoam heart buried in the ground

I ask her how she felt, she told me she didn’t know

When the water rises high where will she be, who will I hold

Everything is crumbling, decaying, falling apart

We let this happen in the first place (we were fragile from the start)

Aliens in our own skin, stranger in our neighborhood

Hope the last two people on earth will

Love each other like no one could

Love each other like no one could

I wrote her a letter on laminated paper

A dripping mess of marker all around

And when she opened the message, and just could not read it

She stormed outside and threw it on the ground

Everything is crumbling, decaying, falling apart

We let this happen in the first place (we were fragile from the start)

Aliens in our own skin, strangers in our neighborhood

Hope the last two people on earth will

Love each other like no one could

Love each other like no one could

She dug up my cold white heart and dropped it in my hands

She looked away from me and said she couldn’t understand

How could I hide this for so long, I kept it here for years

I let it rot beneath our feet, suppressing all my tears

She put out her cigarette, and reached for another

Styrofoam heart in my hand, melting in the sun