I Was A Kaleidoscope lyrics

Song information

Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Album: The Photo Album

Lyrics

I put on my overcoat and walked into winter, my teeth chattered rhythms
And they were grouped in twos or threes
Like a morse code message was sent from me to me
And cars on slippery slopes were stuck:
People pushing through their mittens as I was beginning
To feel it soaking through my shoes
Getting colder with every step I took to your apartment, dear
(Oohh)

And I was a kaleidoscope
The snow on my lenses distorting the image of what was only one of you
And I didn't know which one to address as all your lips moved
(Ooohhh) and this is when I forget to breathe and all the things I scripted
They sound unfounded
And it's that look that you're giving me
That tells me exactly what you are thinking: "this ain't working anymore."

They got their mothers worked into a panic
Sledding down hills into oncoming traffic
And parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move them
And left them outside til their noses were blue
And I got left there too

I put on my overcoat and walked into winter
My teeth chattered rhythms
And they were grouped in twos or threes
Like a morse code message was sent
From me to me

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