I Don't Want to Get Over You


I don't want to get over you.
I guess I could take a sleeping pill and sleep at will
And not have to go through what I go through.
I guess I should take Prozac, right,
And just smile all night at somebody new,
Somebody not too bright but sweet
And kind who would try to get you off my mind.
I could leave this agony behind which is just what I'd do if I wanted to,
But I don't want to get over you cause
I don't want to get over love.
I could listen to my therapist, pretend you don't exist
And not have to dream of what I dream of;

I could listen to all my friends and go out again and pretend it's enough,
Or I could make a career of being blue
I could dress in black and read Camus,
Smoke clove cigarettes and drink vermouth like I was 17 that would be a scream
But I don't want to get over you.

Stephin Merritt

há sempre uma música certa para uma altura certa... Esta letra é das melhores de sempre e vai continuar a ser... até que haja música. Não é que seja uma obra prima literaria, nem é que se desdobre em muitas figuras estilisticas... mas não é fácil escrever sobre certas situações e manter a sobriedade. Escrever músicas ao balcão... assim é que deveria ser sempre.