People You Meet Outside of Bars - Muse Lyrics

My muse, do I amuse you?
My muse, tell me I move you
My veins match your eyes & it's too far
From where I am to where you are

Yet every night, I feel the echo of your grace
A drunken fever spreads its heat across my face
My legs give way to worship & I fall to my knees
Screaming, "Please need me"

My muse, excuse the brass tacks
My muse, I've laid out a map
My fingers trace a trail across land & sea
Like they could bring you back to me

I don't know if this is love or fixation, it's true
All I know is my frozen heart creaks when I see you
Another glass of wine, another cigarette
Another brief cold sweat

My muse, can you defuse me
My muse, please bleed and bruise me
I want to broadcast that I'm yours
From here to every distant shore