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-<poem>I'm so cold I keep puttin' you in a hole
+<poem>I'm so cold I keep (?)
-When you just need a human being
+When you just want a human being
-Baby, ??? there's too much for me to do
+(?), there's too much for me to do
-Because I'm hard wired to split the scene
+Because I'm hardwired to split the scene
-I built this home out of testosterone
+I built this home with my testosterone
-And you're stuck on your estrogen
+And you're still huffin' estrogen
-You want to make believe I'm anyone but me
+You want to make believe that I'm anyone but me
 But I just couldn't give a damn
-I give you all a boy could give
+I give you all that I can give
 But love will never cross these lips
 You deserve better than this
-But when I see you cry
+'Cause when I see you cry
-I'm empty inside
-Empty inside
-Empty inside
 I'm empty inside
 Like Joan Didion I'm a little removed
 'Cause auteurs gotta live in their heads
-It's all about me and Calliope
+Yeah, it's all about me and Calliope
 And you're an Ethiopian kid
 Flies on your belly
 And you can't even cry
-Is this all there is in your life
+Is this all there is to your life?
 Like a gift-wrapped box looks so pretty at first
-But then you find it's empty inside
+But then you find it's empty inside (it's empty inside)
-I give you all a boy could give
+I give you all that I can give
-But love will never cross these lips
+But words of love won't cross these lips
 You deserve better than this
-But when I see you cry
+'Cause when I see you cry
 I'm empty inside
 And I can't lie
-I'm empty inside
+I'm empty inside (no matter how I try)
-But when I see you cry
+It's when I see you cry
 I'm empty inside
 And I can't lie