Emily Frances - The Gentleman Lyrics

I hope I haunt you
Like how the sun haunts the moon
How without her, he's unlit and doomed
To be unseen and unpresumed
I hope every thought of me
Grants you a piece of some humility
And you think of spring fragility
And peace and Dostoyevsky
You should be grateful
That I have chosen the higher road
I've made your bed and packed my clothes
Decided I want a man who knows
That I'm no Ariadne
You don't just get to leave me
Take accountability
No, I won't love conditionally
Once all your ships have sailed
You'll come searching for a mooring place
Some heaven that accepts disgrace
But I'll have lost the taste of your name
And when the trees that you write by
Start to whisper and conspiracise
About what could've beens and sad blue eyes
And leaving countries and half goodbyes
Oh, you should be grateful
That I found grace to be the bigger man
That I found strength to even pack my bags
When you said I wasn't part of your plan
I'm no Ariadne
You don't just get to leave me
Take accountability
Oh, I loved you so peacefully
And oh, you could've had me
And I would've loved you through
Every February, every June
Everything you ever wanted to do
And God knows I'm not naive
But I'll paint my face in your hometown
Reminders of me 'til I've smoked you out
You'll say my name in your wedding vows
And you should be grateful
That I found strength to be the gentleman
That you weren't God, but I was heaven and
When you die, I'll be your skeleton
I'm no Ariadne
You don't just get to leave me
Take accountability
I loved you so peacefully
I loved you so peacefully