How Do I Know You're There

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lyrics

it's a convenience
a means to an end
one day his hand goes up your skirt
the next he's beating up your boyfriend

a soft and sordid dullness
how you look at me with pity
and i've seen you still with fondness
i always need to learn the same things

there's a coldness in your tone,
hesitation in your stance
i don't know if they told you this
but lovers don't shake hands

i would never lie to you

i don't want to not believe you

they're soft-spoken
and they're plain-looking
sometimes it gets so dark
i can't see my own arms
when they're stretched out in front of me
shoulder's width apart

so how do i know you're there

i don't know how you live with yourself
and i don't know how i do
it's a choice that i make
every time i stay
but it's out of your control
you'll only ever know
how to sit with you

i don't know what i would do

i don't want to not believe you

i don't want to

i don't believe you

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from Communion, released August 13, 2021

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