Clark Gable

I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London Underground

when it struck me

that I'd been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound

like a movie

so I changed my plans, I rented a camera and a van

and then I called you

I need you to pretend that we are in love again

and you agreed to



I want so badly to believe that there is truth

and love is real

and I want life in every word

to the extent that it's absurd



I grease the lens and frame the shot

using a friend as my stand-in

The script had called for rain, but it was clear that day

so we faked it

The marker snapped and I yelled, "quiet on the set!"

and then called, "action!"

I kissed you in a style Clark Gable would have admired

I thought it classic



I want so badly to believe that there is truth

and love is real

and I want life in every word to the extent

that it's absurd

I know you're wise beyond your years

but do you ever get the fear

that your perfect verse is just a lie

that you tell yourself to help you get by



that you tell yourself to help you get by...