Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Does Not Suffice , by - Joanna Newsom. Release date: 22.02.2010
Song language: English
Does Not Suffice |
| I will pack all my pretty dresses |
| I will box up my high-heeled shoes |
| A sparkling ring for every finger |
| I’ll put away and hide from view |
| Coats of boucle, jacquard and cashmere |
| Cartouche and tweed, all silver-shot |
| And everything that could remind you |
| Of how easy I was not |
| I’ll tuck away my gilded buttons |
| I’ll bind my silks in shapeless bales |
| Wrap it all up in reams o' tissue |
| And then I’ll kiss you sweet farewell |
| You saw me rise to our occasion |
| And so deny the evidence |
| 'Caused me to burn and twist and grimace against you |
| Like something caught on a barbed wire fence |
| Now you can see me fall back here redoubled |
| Full bewildered and amazed |
| I have gotten into some terrible trouble |
| Beneath your blank and rinsing gaze |
| It does not suffice for you to say I am a sweet girl |
| Or to say you hate to see me sad because of you |
| It does not suffice to merely lie beside each other |
| As those who love each other do |
| I picture you rising up in the morning |
| Stretching out on your boundless bed |
| Beating a clear path to the shower |
| Scouring yourself red |
| The tap of hangers swaying in the closet |
| Unburdened hooks and empty drawers |
| And everywhere I tried to love you |
| Is yours again and only yours |
| La-la-la-la… |