Untogether

written by Tanya Donelly

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(Sour mash. Ooh ouch!)

I was friendly with this girl
who insisted on touching my face
She told outrageous stories
I believed them

til the endings
were changing from endings before
She's not touching me anymore

Untogether,
I couldn't help her, I got hard
You can try your life
You can't save the unsaveably untogether

I was shipwrecked with this frog
who was endlessly on testing my faith
He made outrageous demands
I ignored him

til I strapped on my boat feet
and surfed into shore
He's not touching me anymore

Untogether,
I couldn't help him, I got hard
You can try your life
You can't change the unchangeably untogether

Now the bird nest on my back
keeps me turning and straining to see
We threw outrageous parties
We were golden

Now the bird keeps her distance
and I keep my speech
Sometimes there's no poison like a dream

Untogether,
I couldn't help it, it got hard
You can dry your eyes
You can't hold the impossibly untogether


"Untogether" appears on the Belly release Star. Lyrics reprinted without permission.
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