“Hands Down” by Dashboard Confessional from A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar

I told her all
I wanted to say

Because TV, movies, comics, and songs
had convinced me that was the way

I unspooled my heart
for her with zeal

She stared at me
in shock, unsure if I was for real

I offered her my hand
after so we could skip

She declined with
a shrug and a long silent sip

What?!
I demanded

It’s a lot
she reprimanded

But love
I insisted

This is the first words you’ve said to me
she resisted

I sighed
flattening like an old balloon

She looked at me
sad for a buffoon

Did you really
expect more

She inquired
cutting me to the core

I shrugged and
confessed a small yes

A shake of the head and a
muttered, oh your heart, god bless

A date first
she explained

Is far less odd
she maintained

I thought on this
for a sec

And decided
what the heck

Oh no
she reeled

After all that?
This discomfort will never be healed.

So that’s why I
am on here

Explaining how that new movie
is just as SJW as you fear