Verse 1

You were awake before the kettle boiled.

I heard you counting tablets by the sink.

Your hands kept missing the little paper cups,

and I stood there, useless, trying not to blink.

You said, “Don’t make that face.”

I said, “I’m fine.”

We both knew better.

Verse 2

I learned the names of every pill you take,

then forgot the words I meant to say.

You tucked my scarf around my neck

though I’m grown enough to drive away.

I stayed.

I stayed too long.

I left too soon.

Chorus

Maa—ah, aaah—