Cardinal Song — The National

Never look her in the eyes Never tell the truth If she knows you're paper You know she'll have to burn you

Never tell the one you want that you do Save it for the deathbed When you know you kept her wanting you

And do everything she'd never do

Fall asleep with stranger's wives The wild wives of unknown men Good for you, you've just become Just another one of them

Never say you miss her Never say a word

And do everything she'd never do

Don't let her see your cardinal eyes Don't let her see your cardinal eyes

Let her treat you like a criminal So you can treat her like a priest Girls forgive my human mind Girls forgive me one more time

Never tell the one you love that you do Save it for the deathbed

And do everything she'd never do

Don't let her see your cardinal eyes Don't let her see your cardinal eyes

Jesus christ you have confused me Cornered, wasted, blessed and used me Forgive me girls i am confused Stiff and pissed and lost and loose

Jesus christ you have confused me Cornered, wasted, blessed and used me Forgive me girls i am confused Stiff and pissed and lost and loose