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The thermometer ran out of numbers When it reached fifty degrees I just lay down on the floor With a bag of frozen peas We saw plumes of smoke Rising in the distance from our balcony I poured a glass of wine Sucked the juice out of a kiwi Catherine turned on the TV They showed acres after acres Of absolutely nothing And then Stevie called and said Are you watching what I'm watching? I said I'm watching what you're watching Oh what is it I'm watching The night before I had been bored My legs had been restless It was my birthday I'd already opened up my presents At the social club I met some friends Who were friends with this girl One by one they dropped of Till it was just me and her We made out in every bar in town SongtexteWhile the state of Victoria Burned down to the ground And the sun rose over the city The wind swept through the valley You don't get over a broken heart You just learn to carry it gracefully Edinburgh gardens offered some kind of shade I would pick up some beers and head down to the lake Watch the possums and listen to the growling banter There was one I liked especially I named her Santa sentimental I would offer a slice of apple from my hand She would sniff it, frown, and then lumber back to the trash can I was going uphill on my mountain bike When I was passed by a scooter You got a dollar or a cigarette Hey I'm talking to you poofa What I should have said was nothing What I said was get lost Next thing I'm upside-down With my bike in the ground Hitting dirt all the way home Cursing the buried ground which I was chewing on And the sun rose over the city The wind swept through the valley You don't get over a broken heart You just learn to carry it gracefully And that's what it's like When you've had your heart broken The world just shrugs it's shoulders And keeps going It just moves on in all it's sadness and glory Oh but then you're with a friend I tell them my story I saw Bunny put the book back on the shelf She says maybe it's time you take a look at yourself No one's born an asshole It takes a lot of hard work And God knows I've worked my ass off To be a jerk So many hands I've held While wondering why I felt nothing Why when I let go of that hand I always start to feel something Like a bottle smashed against my head She said I wish you would have just cheated on me instead Loving without loving Is always the worst crime I know all the signs and signals Cause now I've been on both sides The way you choose your words The limpness of your hand I almost died when you introduced me as a friend How can you call me a friend If you don't love me Then please have the dignity to tell me I never said any of that I just shook that hand and looked Down at the doormat And the sun rose over the city The wind swept through the valley You don't get over a broken heart You just learn to carry it gracefully Aus Songtexte Mania