Pocketbooks - Sweetness And Light lyrics

And the most curious thing Aside from the way that the sun often shines inappropriately on a crisis Aside from the strange sense of calm And the way that we instinctively sit on the seats on the left hand side of the top deck of your local bus Is what happens to all of the secrets we carelessly shared on those January days on the sofa in the front room of your terraced house? Now things are over, tell me do they just disappear or get broadcast on all channels and frequencies around town? I guess we both feel like talking But maybe we could find a way to be discreet this time? And we're fine with the truth It's more just the stuff we'll make up when we're drunk to find favour with friends and distant acquaintances And you're welcome to say I'm often distracted and don't always put my books straight back on their bookshelves, they just lie around And I'll just say you're forgetful From PIN numbers, birthdays and dentist appointments to paying your rent But they know that anyway And we'll just leave it there If anyone asks well we just grew apart and there's nothing to share I know we both feel like talking But maybe we could find a way to be discreet? And I'll stand aside, bite my tongue until the moment subsides I'll stand aside and let everyone think that you're sweetness and light I'll stand aside, close my eyes until the moment subsides I'll stand aside and let everyone think that you're sweetness and light And I'll pack my bags Warm as the sun shines obliviously I know it's a poor consolation for me As I sit on the bus in our regular seats The secrets we shared in your old terraced house on those January days Will stay with the sofa and moth-eaten chairs Fade over time, disappear And I'll stand aside and let people decide for themselves If you're sweetness and light... or something else