The Front Bottoms – Pale Beneath The Tan (Squeeze) lyrics

Squeeze! Squeeze! Squeeze! Squeeze!

Squeeze my arms a little tighter
Let me know I'm still alive
'Cause you're the only one here keeping
Both my eyes open tonight

And I know that we've got problems
Who are they to criticize?
If I tell you all my secrets
Would you tell me all your lies?

And when I stop writing her letters
I want her to know that it's because
I met someone that makes me feel
The same exact way that she does

And I will not deny the privilege
To someone else who wants my love
I have stitched a mask of confidence
And I wear it like a glove

And a man who knows what he's talking
Spoke to me today
He said that no one’s going to listen
’Til you mean every word you say

So if you can't find the feeling
You better learn to lie
And if you know we’re gonna fail
Then there’s no point to even try

No point to try
No point to try
No point to try
No point to try

I don't get it, for real
This is blowing my mind
We keep saying we're unhappy
And they keep saying that we're fine

I guess pain will be the only thing
I ever get to bring
But I will send it through the air
Like a loosely-gripped baseball bat swing

All I ever wanted was something different
Maybe by another name
We could set ourselves on fire
There is cleansing in the flame

So keep clapping and dancing
Let them know you're still alive
And if you’re tired of giving up
At least make them think that you survived

So keep laughing, it’s not funny
But at least you don’t have to cry
When you wake up in the morning
And you know you’re still alive

You’re still alive
You know you’re still alive (you’re still alive)
You know you’re still alive (you’re still alive)
You know you’re still alive

Until we break down
’Til we shut down
Until the weight of our lifeless bodies hit the ground

Until we break down
’Til we shut down
Until the weight of our lifeless bodies hit the ground

Until we break down
’Til we shut down
Until the weight of our lifeless bodies hit the ground

Until we break down
’Til we shut down
Until the weight of our lifeless bodies hit the ground

And a man who knows what he’s talking
Spoke to me today
He said that no one’s going to listen
’Til you mean every word you say

So if you can’t find the feeling
You better learn to lie
And if you know we’re gonna fail
Then there’s little point to even try
Little point to try