Cavity click keeps the rhythm, keeps it movin' Any day it's gonna crack, popcorn kernel Olive pit, at any moment smashed to bits (yeah) Toothache's better than heartache baby, I've figured that much out And I thought I knew a thing or two about the blues But you've got me wonderin' now Dog-eyed kindess (naive and trusting) Fans the purest flame of morning fire But once it fizzles out into charred, formless evening How do you ignite without turning to ash (yeah) Seasick's better than heartsick, baby, I know that much by now And I thought I knew nausea from sea to cars but you've got me wonderin' now Forced into morning, tempted into night Tally all the things that you broke Bending her branches, snapping, sapping and writhing For me alone Yeah, I guess sunburn's better than heartburn (barely) Guess I never figured that out And I thought I knew a thing or two about the blues but you've got me wonderin' now