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The Look

by Cristina Hawke

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She always seems to keeps me guessing
It's up to me to feel fine
She keeps on writing invitations
And leaving me outside

Bent over backwards trying to fix this
She said it wasn't worth the cost
I'd touched a feather to the trip wire
And was suddenly an albatross

And I know it like an old scar
As soon as it starts

If it’s a competition
A race to care the least
You’ll find me at the starting line
Just shuffling my feet
I’d probably wait forever
If I was still naïve
But I’ve come to know the look
Of people leaving me
Yes I’ve come to know the look
Of people leaving me

I want to validate her feelings
I want to be a safety net
It's likely trauma gives it meaning
But there's beauty in it yet

It makes me absolutely loyal
It drives me positively mad
I'd never forgive myself for leaving
'Cuz that's the love I never had

And I know it like an old scar
As soon as it starts

If it’s a competition
A race to care the least
You’ll find me at the starting line
Just shuffling my feet
The part that waits forever
Is eternally naïve
Praying ever to the look
Of people leaving me
Lay me down beside the look
Of people leaving me

You won't find me on the easy road
Even if it means I have to walk alone
There’s just too much that I wanna know
Hidden in the uncomfortable things
I'm not going 'round in circles
I’ve just never seen a straight line to the truth
And these treasures that I'm finding
Are worth all they put me through

Gentlest companion
My responsibility
Painting faces with the look
Of people leaving me
Until the day I find the look
Of someone loving me

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released November 27, 2021

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