puberty came late to me but so did everything else drifting between underdog and also ran but as for you you came to me in a crescendo of silence on a filthy strip of sidewalk where day settled like a scab you ordered extra avocado of course i wanna know your shadow i slid the blade across the table you be cain and i ll be abel i want to guard you from boredom on venice we pass thin old men in leather playing chess i m addicted to epiphany you wearily confess when you leave me you ll be sensible as matching kitchenware i suppose this song is writing me but it s taking fucking years you taught yourself to play piano of course i wanna know your shadow i slid the blade across the table you be cain and i ll be abel 