    [Verse 1]
Stale
Pale tea
Cold toast on a chipped plate
The morning brings another heavy dose of you
I watch the rain
I watch the drain
A clock ticking on the wall like a dull headache
I think I might just wither away
Right here
In this chair

[Chorus]
Love is a dreary compromise
A boring trade for half a life
I hate your eyes
I hate the way you look at me
Love is a dreary compromise
A bargain made in some grey room

[Post-Chorus]
Oh so grey
Oh so grey
Everything is turning grey

[Verse 2]
Dust
Settles deep
Into the grooves of our wedding vinyl
You wear that sweater with the snagged thread again
It makes me sick
It makes me tired
Your heavy breathing is the only sound for miles
Please just leave
Go now
Before I lose my mind completely

[Chorus]
Love is a dreary compromise
A boring trade for half a life
I hate your eyes
I hate the way you look at me
Love is a dreary compromise
A bargain made in some grey room

[Bridge]
I could have been a poet
I could have been a king
I could have been alone
Instead I'm stuck with your laundry
Instead I'm stuck with your snacks
Instead I'm stuck with your mother

[Chorus]
Love is a dreary compromise
A boring trade for half a life
I hate your eyes
I hate the way you look at me
Love is a dreary compromise
A bargain made in some grey room

[Outro]
A dreary compromise
A dreary compromise
Simply awful
Truly 
End it now