julien baker’s sprained ankle sentence starters.
change pronouns/tenses if needed !
i wrote you love letters and sung them in my house.
are you still proud when i open my mouth?
wish i could write songs about anything other than death.
i know myself better than anybody else.
you’re gonna run when you find out who i am.
i know i’m a pile of filthy wreckage you wish you’d never touched.
you’re gonna run. it’s alright, everybody does.
i’m trying really hard to keep my nose clean.
it’s not easy when what you think of me is important.
i know it shouldn’t be so damn important, but it is to me.
i know i shouldn’t act this way in public.
i know i shouldn’t make my friends all worry.
i ruin everything i think could be good news.
i knew i was wasting my time.
whenever i close my eyes, i’m chasing your tail lights in the dark.
i knew you were gone months ago but i can’t think of anyone else.
i should have said something, but i couldn’t find something to say.
i just said nothing, sat and watched you drive away.
i know i meant nothing to you.
i thought i meant something.
i can’t think of anyone else.
give me everything good, and i’ll throw it away.
i wish that i could quit but i can’t stand the shakes.
i never know what to say.
there’s more whiskey than blood in my veins.
i’m sorry for asking, but please come take me home.
i know you’re still worried i’m gonna get scared.
i’ve kissed enough bathroom sinks to make up for the lovers that never loved me.
i’m tired of washing my hands.