Compliment? 歌词

Better than this Ive made a pacifier Out of my fist Well I dont care when bones are bare The mind cant interfere And what Ive said outside my head Anyone can hear Maybe I praise you cause I cannot praise myself Wont you just take A compliment from me? Perhaps theyre understated And a little overmasked If they were hand delivered It would be more than I could ask Forwardness aint my business But you can fish for compliments While I beg for forgiveness Id like to reap the flatteries I sow But I really cast seeds of doubt Looks like you take them from everyone And everyone hands them out Self mutilation just aint my trip But now this is worth the trouble Cut me open with your laughter I bleed complementary colors Tender seedlings trampled And overwatered boughs Wont you just take A compliment from me? Perhaps theyre overstated And a little undermasked If they were what I really meant It would be more than I could ask Forwardness should be my business But you can fish for compliments While I beg for forgiveness Well I have tried every approach And they always leave me empty But each one has its special way Of making everyone contempt me It seems rather selfish to want to be loved Or to love and expect you to care But my batteries dont run on flattery And it just gets me nowhere Oh when was I ever promised Id get back all that I gave? But I wouldnt care if youd take A compliment from me Perhaps its too late Or too much to expect But compliments that come no strings attached-aca