Lyrics

You told me to cool it on our first date
You needed time, you needed space

Now you wanna know why I can't wait
To love is to suffocate

Now I can't see what you see in him
This must be a test, my friend

I ain't too proud to participate
To love is to suffocate

To love is to suffocate
To save your life honey that's my fate
Call you every ten minutes till half past eight
To love is to suffocate

He picked you up for the evening at 9:15
In your brand new dress made of red velveteen

And your fake leather jacket and your hair died green
And a rose and a dagger
What does it mean?

To love is to suffocate
I'm well acquainted with your front gate
And the space that the light don't illuminate
To love is to suffocate

He dropped you off in the morning at 9:05
It took you fifteen minutes to say goodbye

See I just happened to be passing by

I'm gonna wait till you get tired of him
Or he breaks your heart on the usual whim

And your faith is failing and the light is dim
And there's nothing to lose
That's when I'm moving in

To love is to suffocate
When I take your breath it'll be so great
Like a favorite meal your head on a plate
To love is to suffocate

Mike Krajewski: Drums
Steve Evetts: Bass, Keyboards
Matt Krajewski: Electric Guitar

Copyright Control 2001 Eric Harrison/EHP Records