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Sleeping with Strangers

from Fear of Swimming by Kirsten Opstad

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lyrics

While you sleep fast and deep
All the secrets you keep
Are revealed to the lover on guard
Whisper mysterious somethings
Listen and wait for the morning

Shaken awake, only give never take
While the girl you just met sleeps nearby
You cannot remember her name
And all these poor girls sleep the same

Oh the lower I sink
The harder I row
And the more that we drink
The farther we go
What a desperately meaningless show
To sleep with someone you don’t know

Sickly and sweet, stale perfume on my sheets
Leaves proof that it happened at all
I’ve got bruises in all the right places
But I see you in all of their faces

Oh the lower I sink
The harder I row
And the more that we drink
The farther we go
What a desperately meaningless show
To sleep with someone you don’t know

Standing in line killing pain, wasting time
I tell you that I’m doing fine
Standing in line killing pain, wasting time
I tell you you’re not on my mind
Standing in line killing pain, wasting time
And I’m desperate for meaning tonight
Standing in line killing pain, wasting time
I tell you that I’m doing fine
I tell you that I’m doing fine
I tell you that I’m doing fine

credits

from Fear of Swimming, released January 10, 2012
Kirsten Opstad (vocals & guitar)
Jon Crawford (drums)
Katy Crawford (bass)

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Kirsten Opstad Los Angeles, California

Kirsten Opstad is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter.

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