Why I Love You

from Zero Zero by The Mean

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You want to know why I love you, ask the sky that's above you
You can speak and you can act too, but it don't matter what you say or do
Ask the strangers that surround you, all the people that died for you
You sacred wave of sound you, you chemical compound you
You ask me for a reason That's like asking why I'm breathing
I love you just to please you, I love you ‘cause I need you too
To sum up my affections leads in the wrong directions
For we are just reflections of the stars up in heaven

So long as I live so live you
So long as you live I live too

That's why you look a little like me, your black hair streaked with lightning
The way your screws could use some tightening, to read your thoughts can be quite frightening
In our bible full of private jokes, I found the drafty of a suicide note
I couldn't tell if if it was you or I who wrote, the letters fading while the feelings float
Past the fence in the back yard, above the street lights into the night
Are we shrinking while your leaving, every angle is deceiving

So long as I live so live you
So long as you live I live too

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from Zero Zero, released May 3, 2011
Charlie Raboteau

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