I Was a Kaleidoscope

I put on my overcoat and walked into winter, my teeth chattered rhythms And they were grouped in twos or threes, Like a Morse code message was sent from me to me. Cars on slippery slopes, they're stuck: people pushing through Their mittens as I was beginning to feel it soaking through my shoes, Getting colder with every step I took to your apartment, dear. And I was a kaleidoscope, the snow on my lenses distorting the image of what Was only one of you and I didn't know which one to address as all your lips Moved. This is when I forget breathe all the things I scripted, they sound unfounded. And the look that you're giving me, it tells me exactly what you are thinking, "this ain't working anymore." They got their mothers worked into a panic Sledding down hills into oncoming traffic The parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move then kept them Outside til their noises were blue and I got left there, too. I put on my overcoat and walked into winter, my teeth chattered rhythms. And they were grouped in twos or threes like a Morse code message was sent from me To me. --- I Was a Kaleidoscope - Death Cab for Cutie