[Verse 1]
I found a letter that said:
"I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words down
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now
Save for a few of those late night episodes
Missed opportunities, and I don't cares,
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about"

[Verse 2]
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday
To pick up my things just make sure you're not there
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way
I love you, however

[Pre-Chorus]
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down

[Chorus]
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
[Verse 3]
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline
Feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean
We'll talk it over after I've had some time
Alone to sort it out

[Pre-Chorus]
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down

[Chorus]
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom
You're the leaky sink of sentiment
You're the failed attempts I never could forget
You're all the metaphors I can't create
To comprehend this curse that I call love
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?