Ruby from Bare EP by Bear on Bear

Of course I think she’s beautiful
if only it were only me
she’s got what we want
what the eye likes to see
guess you could say she once was mine
technically

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ruby
The shiny, swirling, sultry gem that I’ve been known to linger on
She’s one way and I’m the other but there’s still something I can’t put my finger on
We really ain’t got that chemistry, but there’s plenty of pheromones
I guess I like a little mystery and she digs the baritones
She’s exotic, tragic beauty
She was named for precious jewelry
She wears black, she wears patchouli
and somehow she just runs right through me

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Something about you cuts right through me
I may not love you but I want you truly
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

She’s what you’d call a suicide girl
but she won’t kill herself for me anymore
it rained the morning after
but we weren’t dry indoors
we made what is not love without remorse

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
When I was younger and people were hooking up I was always so quick to judge it
It’s just cheap thrills but that’s economics when you’re on a tight emotional budget
I really don’t need much sympathy when there’s writhing and pumps and moans
I guess it shouldn’t be a mystery why she’s got me jumpin out of my bones
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
Something about you cuts right through me
I may not love you but I want you truly
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

I’ve always seen myself as the earnest romantic
but then you come along and my mind jumps to tantric
Don’t we still want touch even if it doesn’t mean that much
It’s not the real thing, but does it have to be a crutch?

I’m opening up to easing my restrictions of the heart
cuz you don’t give a damn about where the hell I am and that’s the easy part
I’m opening up to easing my restrictions of the heart
cuz part of me wants you more than love and that’s the hardest part
ohh

• Rock
• alt punk
• indie rock
• Austin