Why is the world so creepy? she asked 
after a car full of haircuts drove past 
a backseat full of ‘the boys’ 
I told her that ‘It isn’t… 
that…that it’s exquisite 
but like love, it has it’s barbarous threats

still in spite of the cads 
and the stoop-shouldered teens 
I know I’m losing you 
I know what that means, yea 
I told her that it isn’t 
that it’s real exquisite 
but like love, it can have it’s 
stubbed-toe effects

and juts like after she heard 
the word ‘iridescent’ 
and everything was iridescent for awhile, it wasn’t long

before she exhalted out of nowhere,

‘Isn’t this exquisite?’ 
Once you’ve said ‘mmm’ in unison 
and ‘oh’ in double surprise 
and shared relief with a mutual ‘phew’ 
and a look in each others’ eyes

I tell her that is isn’t 
insisted that it isn’t 
because like love 
it has too-cunning effects 
I told her that it isn’t 
that it’s just exquisite 
because like love it has 
it’s barborous threats

‘Why is the world so creepy?’ she asked 
after a car full of haircuts drove past 
a backseat full of the boys 
breaking glass 
throwing off glass.

Tragically Hip Throwing Off Glass lyrics