Elliott Smith — True Love

True love is a rose Behind glass That's locked and kept closed Maybe just to me 'Cause my heart's been attacked And shattered by tough love Bad love So I bought mine off the street True love, man, it just can't be beat I felt so complete Married to heavenly bodies above And each night I'd look up At a bright honey moon 'Cause it sure seemed built to last And even after my honeymoon passed I kept right with it, man Like a ghost to a house it once haunted And day after day I'd steal with my true love away To some hideout We're left undisturbed We could do what we wanted But I started to feel like a liar Saying I love you She was madly in love or mad mean There was no in between It raised my alarm I found I can't make a stand I'm her hired hand I have to do harm One day I got sick She played me a nasty old trick Said, "I need cigarettes" Walked 'round the block Caught a cab Stayed gone for too long My love had gotten so strong Just to try being back on my own I had to go to rehab All I need is a safe place to bleed Is this where it's at? Half of no chance Steps in a dance Rest of my life spent in combat Now I'm the king of the ward 'Cause I'm good and I swallow my sword And puke it out for the doctor To write me a new prescription Tranquil as a dove People that have lost their true love They all seem to fit the same description I feel cold, useless and old I wish I was no one Take me up, my Lord Take me up today Take me out of this place Take me up with you today