[Intro]
I'm sor—
[Verse 1]
I'm sorry that you've come to me
In dreams like it's the only way
That you can find to talk to me
When I saw you last
We were fraying at the edges
I never patch shit up
And now we're a mound
[Verse 2]
Thought I saw you wearing boots
But knew it wasn't really you
Because you wear
Sneakers in the winter
Your queerness was a shiver
Slush seeping in your soles
Now your feet are wet
And I can't wring you out
[Chorus]
And, oh, I'm sorry that you had to see that
I'm sorry that you had to see me like that
[Verse 3]
Chest of frenzy when I saw you
Working my old summer job
It singed a nerve
I thought was lost
Here I was measuring my scars
Envisioning yours twice as long
Your skin is smooth and shining like
My street when it rains
[Verse 4]
Thought I saw your feet were bare
But knew you weren't really there
Because you wear sneakers
By the seaside
Your silence was a nuisance
And sticking to my socks
Now my floors are filthy
I can't rinse them off
[Chorus]
And oh I'm sorry that you had to see that
I'm sorry that you had to see me like that
Sneakers was written by Ellen Kempner.
Sneakers was produced by Gabe Wax & Ellen Kempner.