Clark Gable

Artists : Postal Service, The : Clark Gable

i was waiting for a cross-town train in the london underground when it struck me
that i've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
so i changed my plans: i rented a camera and a van and then i called you
"i need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you agreed to

i want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real
and i want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd

i greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
the script had called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
the marker snapped and i yelled quiet on the set and then called action
i kissed you in a style clark gable would have admired, i thought it classic

i want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real
and i want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd

i know you're wise beyond your years but do you ever get the fear
that your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
that you tell yourself to help you get by?
that you tell yourself to help you get by?