Barely (if At All)

The Verve Pipe

When my love complained, every word



A breath on my last dandelion



And so lovers will leave and their tears



Souvenirs for the very first time



I searched the world reluctant



To find a lover enthusiastic



Speak to me barely if at all




When I was a boy, funny things



Water wings kept you confident



A belly of wine, similar



To keep yourself indifferent




And I scraped the bargain basement



Bought a lover less than fantastic



Spoke to me barely if at all




Taste perfume that burns my throat



And I am free of envelope



Squeeze an instant out of me




And she placed a hand between our lips



How could anything be so precious



She kissed me barley if at all




And she, with her hand between our lips



Gave me what we now have in common



She left me barely if at all