Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious

In the back of a cab

Like a puppet with no strings

Untangling my headphones 'cause sometimes they're the only thing

That keeps my head in place

That keeps my head in place

Arriving at the door

I hope to god I'm not the first

My heart is tearing pages from that funny story I rehearsed

And I know I won't be long

'Cause I know I don't belong

'Cause though my jokes are my armour

And my kindness is my sword

The party swirls around me in a dress I can't afford

And I do my best to breathe

But they're stealing all the air

And the hum from the fridge'll

Sing me soft little vigils

As all my steps too far keep saying "This is who you are"

I should go home

I'm not lonely, I just like being on my own

And I'll sing silence

And ask my glass of wine for guidance

I might not make it tonight

And I'll speak with my eyes

You'll think I'm weird, one sympathises

I might not make it tonight

Because I don't find this easy like you

Gonna go home and show my cat some memes

'Cause he's awesome

Like me

Like me

Now I'm lying on a bed full of coats

Trying desperately to cope

When you open up the door, say something stupid like

"You're lying on some coats"

I say I know

It's just sometimes nice to feel what it's like to be in someone else's coat

And we're bursting at the seams

'Cause the noise is crushing us

We think it's so much worse than it seems

But that voice inside is rushing us

And in a moment of total rapture

And with every strength I have

I ask if you play D&D

And your face lights up like you've woken up

From this endless fucking nightmare of pretending this is you

This is us, this is me and this how we're meant to be

But your smile tells me I'm safe

And that voice unspoken's heard

'Cause if God make us all in his image

Then God's a fucking nerd

And I'll sing silence

And ask my glass of wine for guidance

I might not make it tonight

And I'll speak with my eyes

You'll think I'm neat, I'm not surprised

That I might not make it tonight

Because I don't find this easy like you

Gonna go home and dress my cat up like Batman

'Cause he's awesome like me

And I don't find this easy like you (And I'll sing silence and ask my glass of wine for guidance)

(I might not make it tonight)

(Gonna go home and tell my cat)

I'm not lonely (I'm not lonely if I’m)

I just like being on my own

With you

In the back of a cab, like two puppets with no strings

We share a pair of headphones, 'cause sometimes they're the only things

That keep our heads in place

That keep our heads in place

I totally messed it up again

Did you?

Like three times, three, three separate places

For fuck's sake