I've been contemplating suicide But it really doesn't suit my style So I guess I'll just act bored instead And contain the blood I would've shed She makes me feel so ill at ease My heart is really on it's knees But I keep a poker face so well Not even mother could've tell 'Cause my baby's so vein she is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a permanent shiver down my spine Down my spine I wear her photograph against my heart For in my lifе she plays a starring part Of alcohol and cigarettes Thеre is no room for cheap regrets She makes me feel so ill at ease Oh my heart is really on it knees But I keep a poker face so well Not even mother could've tell 'Cause my baby's so vein she is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a permanent shiver down my spine Down my spine