Clark Gable Lyrics

I was waiting for a cross-town train in the
london underground when it struck me
that I've 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,
that love is real
and I want life in every word to the extent
that it's absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using
a friend as my stand-in
the script it 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!
and 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,
that 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 feeling
that your perfect verse is just a lie
you tell yourself to help you get by

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