Taken By Surprise

from The Basement Takes (2015-2016) by VARSITY

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lyrics

It was over by mid October
She had already packed up her bags by then
I can’t remember by mid December
She was desperately trying to leave Michigan

She won’t know she’s made it until she hates it
Excellent taste in terrible dudes
Her five year plan is to get out of the basement
With stakes so low it’s hard to know what to do

I was taken by another guy
You, taken by surprise
I can’t, I don’t like the look in your eye
But you, you were taken by surprise

Not impressed with the time she’s taken
Five years has suddenly turned into eight
The person of interest had always been faking
An interest in everything she loved to hate

It was over by mid October
She had already packed up her bags by then
I can’t remember by mid December
She was desperately trying to leave me again

I was taken by another guy
You, taken by surprise
I can’t, I don’t like the look in your eye
But you, you were taken by surprise

I cannot help you
I can not help you, no
I can not help you go

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from The Basement Takes (2015-2016), released November 15, 2019

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