Stairs - Joyce Manor

So you just stand there

With a dollar at your feet.

And you wait as I retreat

To go get mine.

And when I get back

You’re still waiting silently

Cause my mother’s fast asleep

Right next door.

Yeah, I’m 26 and I still live with my parents.

Oh I can’t do laundry.

Christ, I can’t do dishes.

What’ll I do without you?

When your body fails you?

When nobody loves you?

All they do is miss you

But they don’t even care.

So be careful when you run down stairs.

Be careful who you talk to.

Or the wonderful way you walk.

You are like a magnet for all evil

So you just stand there

With a dollar at your feet.

And you wait as I retreat

To go get mine.

And when I get back

You’re too terrified to speak

And my brother’s such a creep

Even more

Yeah be careful when you run down stairs.

Be careful who you talk to.

Or the wonderful way you walk.

You are like a magnet for all evil

Cause there is so much good inside you.

And I wish that I could hide you

Someplace no one could hurt you.

Where nobody could change you.

I’ll lock you in my room.

And I’ll tie you to the sheets.

Cause I could watch you sleep for weeks.

Oh the things you’d never see.

If it were up to me.

Oh I can’t do laundry.

Christ, I can’t do dishes.

What’ll I do without you?