I want to wipe that smile off of your face
I try and try but it still remains
What could be so goddamn funny?
Can’t you see that I am in pain?
It’s easy to laugh laugh laugh when I am down
But there’s only so much I can take
You think I don’t know, but I’m quite aware
I know know know that you don’t care
There’s only so much that I can take
Laugh it off and push it away
There’s only so much I can take
Only so many smiles that I can fake
While it still sits here in my mind
Our conversations only have one side
You’re sitting here pretending to listen
All you’re really doing is waiting for your turn to speak
Are you speaking to me? Sounds so hollow and empty
There’s only so much I can take
Give me quotes, give me clichés
You know I wouldn’t have it any other way
There’s only so much that I can take
Laugh it off and push it away
There’s only so much I can take
Only so many smiles that I can fake
credits
from Green Birds e.p.,
released July 19, 2011
Dook- drums
Bob- vocals, guitar
Root- bass
Philadelphia-based Labrador make unfussy and empathetic alt-country meant to sincerely bolster the downcast in times of strife. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2023