Mitski — Square

[Verse 1] Your room was square I once noticed from there In your bed, as you slept And I held my breath Everything had its own place And I wondered what space would I take In the order you kept [Verse 2] I tried to eat like your girlfriend Just tea, in the night I'd end up Too hungry to sleep So lying awake, I would follow the aching inside I would find It's for you won't be mine [Chorus 1] I tried my hardest, for I'd never learned God's very simple and love shouldn't burn And I would've offered you all that you yearned for But I was still waiting for something to earn [Verse 3] What is that quiet of snow in the night? The dark rings with white noise As you stand and drown Maybe it's all of these snowflakes, screaming A choir of mute As they brace for the ground [Verse 4] Well, that's my ride Hope you had a good night You know, you made me happy Here, shake my hand You make such a good man Never once did you know me [Chorus 2] I tried my hardest, for how do you learn God's very simple and love doesn't burn And maybe you'd offered me all that I yearned for But I was still waiting for something to earn [Outro] Silly me, waiting