Elizabeth & The Catapult - Complimentary Me lyrics

When I was a girl I dreamt of my twin She shared all my flaws, she lived in my skin She always forgave me no matter the sin She finished my jokes before I'd begin When I got older I asked for a dog I dressed him in my clothes, I taught him right from wrong I told him to love me more than his bone But he ran after a milk truck and he never came back home Oh dear me What a strange peculiar thing That I should always see Someone just like me Oh can it be Such a constant ache in me That I should always see That complimentary me Oh all of my lovers, they all end the same They see what I am and they all fly away 'Cause I pick at their scabs and I rub off their stains Til they can't quite recall their own God-given names Oh dear me What a strange peculiar thing That I should always see Someone just like me Oh can it be Such a constant ache in me That I should always see Someone just like me Oh dear me Oh dear me Oh can it be Such a constant ache in me That I should always see That complimentary me