[Verse 1] I found a bird in my glovebox She said she used to sing for you Now she just hums in Morse code And asks about the sky we threw I kissed your name off the mirror But it smeared like cheap cologne You said you'd be home by August But September lives here alone [Chorus] I think the moon’s been lying to me again Tells me you’re coming back just like then Lights up the driveway, paints me a sign But the stars spell “no” in perfect lines [Verse 2] The ceiling drips with your laughter Collecting in jars by the bed I read your postcards backwards They all just say “forget” I dress the room in your absence Buttons and threads from your sleeve I sleep on the side you haunt the least And wake with my hands in the weeds [Chorus] I think the moon’s been lying to me again Swears you’re a song I just haven’t penned Draws little hearts on my window pane But the wind spells “gone” in cigarette flame [Bridge] There’s a phone booth in my stomach Ringing under all this static I answer, but it’s just the rain Telling me your name in past tense [Chorus – final] I think the moon’s been lying to me again Says love’s a ghost I can still defend But I’ve danced with shadows, made them my kin And none of them ever let me in [Outro – soft, barely sung] So if you see the moon tonight, Tell her I know Tell her I’m done Tell her to lie to someone else
