imperfect tense

naked and retched and retching on a hotel bathroom floor

somewhere in the city

three days no sleeping

not eating

not feeling good anymore

drenched in sweat and self-pity now

it's not a pretty sight

what to say in my defense

i was imperfect tense

used to have such balance

but i don't know where it went

so won't you be my present sense

breaking

i'm shaking

it's taking a long long time

to come down off this murderous medication

trying to remember

my reasons for running myself

into the ground with such dedication

what to say in my defense

i was imperfect tense

used to have such balance

but i don't know where it went

so won't you be my present sense

sense

cos it's not meant to be

i am lost at sea

so mermaids sing to me

of the better times and the things that can be

like the diamonds in the mediterranean sea

or the beatings and sleeping and times that i took

and of washing the drink and the drugs from my blood

and i've nothing to say in my defense

i'm far from perfect i'm still tense

they say that love can change you once

please say that love can change me once

come on change me