Lyrics Clark Gable

I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London underground when it struck me,
That I've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie.
So I changed my plans and rented a camera and a van and then I called you.
I need you to pretend that we are in love again, and you agreed to.

I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real.
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd.

I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in.
The script did call for rain, but it was clear that day so we faked it.
The marker snapped and I yelled "quiet on the set" and then called "action!"
I kissed you in a style that Clark Gable would have admired, I thought it classic.

I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real.
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd.
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear?
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?

That you tell yourself to help you get by. [2x]