You're like a wild animal A delicate flower Those words you said Do you remember It was right when we met I've been playing this game In my head What would've happened Would things not be same Like smoking no smoking That bad habit of bending the truth a little bit Then feeling disproportionately bad about it Is it karma? Karma, were you asking for it Asking for it The ice dams on the roof The weight of the snow How could you know Under your blankets you heard it Collapsing, like a leaf You were shaking You ran outside And ever since It's all different The reassuring sound of the distant sirens Always brings me back to those hot summer nights At my grandparents 48th street east apartment I felt safe back then I felt safe back then