Clark Gable lyrics

i was waiting for a cross-town 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 fear that your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?