THE BACKGROUND
Third Eye Blind

Everything is quiet
Since you\'re not around
And I live in the numbness now
In the background

I do the things we did before
I walk Haight Street to the store
And they say where\'s that crazy girl
You don\'t get drunk on red wine
And fight no more
I don\'t see you anymore
Since the hospital

The plans I make still have you in them
\'Cause you come swimming into view
And I\'m hanging on your words
Like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know because I carry you around
In the background

Words they come and memories all repeat
I lift your head while they change the hospital sheets
And I would never lie to you
No, I would never lie to you
No, I felt you long after we were through
We were through

The plans I make still have you in them
\'Cause you come swimming into view
And I\'m hanging on your words
Like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know because I carry you around
In the background

\'Cause I felt you long after we were through

When you come swimming into view
And I\'m hanging on your words
Like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know because I\'m way, I\'m way
In the background
I\'m in the background