Heroine Lyrics

The first thing I remember you were walking away 
You were singing something gentle in the fade 
The next thing I remember I nearly pushed you off the stage 
I pretended not to be afraid 

I played the fool 
I played the drowning man 
I will play your heroine 
I know the rules 
You wrote them on my veins 
I will play your heroine 

I'm calling from the border of another nameless state 
I am sitting on the steps of our mistake 
I will bring you postcards of everything that's gray 
I will draw your smile on my slate 

I said I loved you 
I said I needed you but baby I was wrong 
Well that was Sunday 
And now it's Wednesday and I'm feeling strong 

Memory's a lover trying to tell you that she's late 
Memory's a silent second take 
She will drink the poison if you put it in your cup 
She will touch your eyes and never stop