Be Gentle with Me

[Verse 1]
Staring up into the solar system
All the stars are fixed up in the sky
I just want to sparkle for a moment
Before I just fizzle out and die

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'm happy because I'm stupid
Scared of spiders, scared of flying
If I wasn't so happy
I wouldn't be so scared of dying

[Chorus 1]
So just be gentle with me
(I'm not as young as I was)
And I'll be gentle with you
(I'm not as brave as I thought)
'Cause my heart gets broken so easily
So just be gentle, be gentle with me

[Verse 2]
Wide awake, waiting like a target
Listening for things I cannot see
Insects flutter up against my window
I don't like the way they look at me

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I guess I've always needed
To be needed by someone
It's a comforting feeling
Being under someone's thumb

[Chorus 2]
So just be gentle with me
(And if I am ever mean)
And I'll be gentle with you
(I never mean to be mean)
'Cause I want to pick peaches off of a cherry tree
Just be gentle, be gentle, be gentle
Be gentle with me

[Bridge]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

[Chorus 3]
So just be gentle with me
(Trouble is sometimes)
And I'll be gentle with you
(I just can't switch myself off)
When I want to so I never do
Because I'm mental, be gentle, be gentle
Just be gentle, be gentle, be gentle
And I'll be gentle, be gentle, be gentle, be gentle with you