Used Goods in a Pretty Room

Lyrics

Verse 1
Crowded bar
I disappear
All these shining faces
And I just smear

Cologne and laughter
Gold on their teeth
I watch the boys I trained
Replace me in the scene

They loved me hungry
They loved me thin
Now I’m just a shadow
Standing at the rim

Chorus
I’m used goods in a pretty room
Smiling while I’m pushed aside (mm)
I pour the drinks
I hold the coats
I hear them say “he used to shine”

I gave my heart till it went dull
They took the best and left the bruise
Kindness turned to camouflage
I learned my worth as something used

Verse 2
My brothers’ table
Always “one chair short”
Their lovers learned my absence
Like a family sport

Old friends text
When their rent runs low
“you’re an angel
You’re a blessing”
Then they barely say hello

Mother lights a candle
For the son she wished she had
Tells the neighbors I was trouble
Then cries and calls me bad

Chorus
I’m used goods in a pretty room
Smiling while I’m pushed aside (hey)
I fix their shirts
I find their phones
They call it love
Then change their minds

I gave my heart till it went dull
They took the best and left the bruise
Kindness turned to camouflage
I learned my worth as something used

Bridge
What if I stop saying “sure”
What if I stop picking up
Would I vanish in an instant
Or would that finally be enough

Grey at my temples
Soft in the jaw
I’m still the boy
Who feels too much
And breaks your fall

Chorus
I’m used goods in a pretty room
But I am not your waiting line
I’ll keep my hand
I’ll keep my breath
I’ll keep this aging
Quiet spine

I gave my heart
I bled it out
I’m taking back what still is bruised
My fading face
My softer frame
Are more than things
You get to use