River Lamps - A Word That Fits Lyrics

He's in love with you from another room
But he can't get out
So he paints his face and like that he waits
Lookin like a clown
He saw he was losing and picked up the pace
Gritted his teeth and lost by a shoelace
Another place and time perhaps
Another shot at the goal
Inches from a victory
Hangs his head in cold defeat
In the silence sits, a word that fits
Like a puzzle piece
Til it's had enough. And it bubbles up.
And it shows its teeth
And while you go bury your past in the ground
I'm gonna go find a tree to chop down
Your cultural assumptions
Go deeper than you know
And as I whittle with the blade
Watch the anger dissipate
I have never been too afraid of them
'Til they let it out
Never felt a buzz, never heard you cuss
Never put them down
I know that they're faking; I've seen through the mask
With patient restraint we'll take them to task
They'd hold a sign to advertise
The goodness of their soul
And if they don't repent we'll know
Who is real and who's for show