[Intro: Spoken Word]
I had thought it was the beginning of sullen adolescence
But I think it was this other thing
A more mature understanding of what he can never have

[Verse 1]
If we must love without the lights on
Why do I hang on every word?
And if it's not, if it's not some kind of symmetry
Why are the lines so blurred?

[Chorus]
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up

[Verse 2]
If we are only for the moment
Why do we talk about our dreams?
And if it's not, if it's not some kind of poetry
Why do I wonder what it means?

[Chorus]
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up
We won't call this love
[Bridge]
There is no warmth around the edges
Around the edges of the pain
We wear this down until it's nothin'
And I will see you there again

[Chorus]
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up
We won't call this love
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up
So if you're gonna use me
Then use me up
We won't call this love