​​portrait of a dog

[Chorus]
If there's one thing I know, it's you
There's something about how you
Were holding on to grief
The tide doesn't change the sea
But it sure sinks its teeth in me
If I'm holding on to you

[Verse 1]
Remember our little world
We built it with our own two hands
Which makes it twice as sad
That we might not get it back
Recall it's art class at the laundromat
And we draw with your pencil, it's a map
You know when to stop, it's little Italy on the back

[Chorus]
If there's one thing I know, it's you
There's something about how you
Were holding on to grief
Thе tide doesn't change thе sea
But it sure sinks its teeth in me
If I'm holding on to you

[Verse 2]
Well, see, my memory's intact
And I don't love you any less
So why can't I remember you?
Well, there's your portrait of a dog
And the apartment is a mess
So why can't I remember you?

[Chorus]
If there's one thing I know, it's you
There's something about how you
Were holding on to grief
The tide doesn't change the sea
But it sure sinks its teeth in me
If I'm holding on to you

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
If there's one thing I know, it's you
There's something about how you
Were holding on to grief
The tide doesn't change the sea
But it sure sinks its teeth in me
If I'm holding on to—