Once my friend Jacob he said to me "Who needs headphones? I've always got music in my head," and he Went and danced away from the bed I thought, "shit, I can't relate to my friend" I like hearing all the parts in my ears instead I said, "do you ever feel like you're baseless?" And he kissed me on my face, it was so tasteless and red, and I Forged ahead and haven't replayed it yet till now Sweet Jen I hate to see you sad I know it's been bad before Just something seems more out of whack these days I've been far away for a while and I know it I love you, I know I don't show it As much as I could or should or would if I wasn't So caught up in all my own shit Once I — or a guy I know I'm too shy to show that I'd like him to know that I like — Took me midday to see a show about life We walked through the snow and as we got there he broke Into a skip then a jog and I thought about how it was Playful and odd and I'd never get caught doing that Sweet Jen I hate to see you sad I know it's been bad before Just something seems more out of whack these days I've been far away for a while and I know it I love you I know I don't show it As much as I could or should or would if I wasn't So caught up in all my own shit Once I was lit, I can remember it How I felt intimate with my family and death And I couldn't hide behind my instrument Or a guy or my wit, so I gave into it And I finally felt close to all of my friends And I wanted to tell them I loved them, and then I dug up the day and the finite with it And the night I was lit just existed to me