[Chorus]
Lay your head down
Lay your head down
Lay your head down on me
What is the state of your heart?
Is it concave?
Are you awake?
[Verse 1]
Sometimes when I cry
I start to cry harder simply because I am crying
Or I cry because I know that in the world
Somewhere there are little girls wearing tutus
And singing Christmas songs
Or because Sarah McLaughlin comes onto my TV
And tells me about the cats and the dogs that don’t have homes
(f** you Sarah McLaughlin)
I cry because on the internet there are pictures of pigs wearing rain boots
And there are pictures of shar pei puppies that looks like rolled up towels
The internet is great
Sometimes I cry when cheese is really good
When I’ve made onions
That’s just human
I cry because they call me fat, even though I am fat
Because most of the time a word is just a word
Until it is not just a word, it is a weapon
I cry because there is d**h
I cry because people die and maybe the last thing they thought of was their children
And I cry because I don’t have children yet
I cry when there is no end and I cry because there is an end
And I cry because you love me so well
Because I used to cry alone because I wanted to die
And now I cry harder because your shoulder is so soft
Because the sunset is so beautiful on the Connecticut river
I cry because I am scared I am losing my mind
Or because I’m on meds
Or I’m crying because I forgot my meds
Or I’m crying for the fact-
Maybe I’m not actually myself
I’m crying because I am myself
And that doesn’t feel like enough
[Chorus]
Lay your head down
Lay your head down
Lay your head down on me
What is the state of your heart?
Is it concave?
Are you awake?
[Verse 3]
I cry because of guns
People get shot for what?
For pride and things I can’t understand
I cry because I don’t understand the world
But I cry because there is also good
There is also chocolate cake
And love and Harry Potter
And the brilliant gasps of holding a hand
There is also love letters and first kisses
And second kisses and third kisses
And hammocks
I love hammocks
I cry because I am so well
Because I live so well
And how could one person possibly live with all of this life
[Chorus]
Lay your head down
Lay your head down
Lay your head down on me
What is the state of your heart?
Is it concave?
Are you awake?