guess what: i don't need you
there's something you didn't know
you who know the equations for everything and even
what can hurt me and what can't

you studied all of this tonight on the steps
of the subway searching my face and
tearing apart the circle our arms made when you heard
footsteps of approaching strangers who would never
understand us anyway

unfortunately when we talk i lie unintentionally
but i'm a terrible liar and you're a mathematician
you should be able to decipher
the erroneous formulas pouring from my tongue
or at least
the sounds my tongue stops making

everything i ever wanted to say to you i said
tonight to the floor of the billiard hall in a whisper while you
were aiming for solids
since you weren't next to me you'll never know
how i really feel