Elliot

He only tells me what I want to hear

When we’re all strung out on the town

He doesn’t give a shit about my hair

He wants to pull it out

There was a time when there was something there

Now we just take it in turns

Some people want to see the world from here

And some people want to crash and burn

Elliot, I know the world has trod you underfoot

But there’s a chance we could do something good

Elliot, I know that you are just misunderstood

You know we’re Marian and Robin Hood, oh Elliot

We get attention from the neighbours now cos he

He likes to talk to himself

And then one day he tore the house apart

Sweeping all my things off the shelves

I’m not concerned about the voice he hears

I just make him stay in his room

On days like that I hold him close to me and whisper

“I can hear that voice too”

Elliot, you’re just the victim of your misspent youth

But there’s a chance you could do something good

Elliot, I try to love you like I know I should

And then one morning I woke up in tears

His body was a cold as a stone

He took his medicine with too much gin

Oh Elliot I should have known