Music by Chenislav Slama. Original vocals and vocal arrangement.
I’m by myself when I’m with you
You speak at me and I nod
Arrows between ribs, sticks with which you prod
At my patience.
I’m by myself when I’m with you.
I push out
Words of affirmation because I care
I do
I don’t shout
About my feelings and my needs, that’s just you.
So I pout
Like a little brat.
A princess in a huff
Annoyed the spotlight’s not bright enough
For her to be seen
Along with the one she loves
Sour face.
I’m by myself when I’m with you.
I deserve it
Why can’t I not mind
Observe it
The baby sister complex.
It affects me more than it should.
The fact you need to speak and I could
If I wanted to
But I don’t
So I stay silent
Am annoyed
And just nod.
I’m alone when I’m with you.
But I’m not a bottomless well
A hole for you to tell
Every detail of your life
Every problem
Every thought
Every feeling that you caught
And I lack.
Wells are not bottomless, they fill up, they overflow, they shout back.