My friends are working on avoiding me   So when we meet I keep my mouth real busy   Talk out my nervous energy   It never works   I throw darts at the wall and get sloppy      But it's alright now   If I seem surprised, it's just a joke I'm trying out   But if it floats, I guess I'll keep it around      A woman gestures lazily   Through the hoods in my eyes I see her shaking her jewelry   It casts a perfect light on me   I feel moved and that's strange   But lately, I've been acting really strangely   So it's alright now   I'm keeping distracted to blunt my reactions   And anyhow   You think less when there's less for you to think about      A paralyzed puppet sits stiff in the window   Grinding his teeth and playing piano   All his songs bleed together in a flatline blur   A broken litany of worthless words   Creating space while your drinks get served   I know it gets on your nerves   Just try to pretend like it's not work      A little denial never hurts