The Postal Service - Clark Gable

I was waiting for a cross-town train in the london underground when it struck me (when it struck me)
that I've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
so I changed my plans I rented a camera and a van and then I called you (and I called you)
I need you to pretend that we are in love again. And you agreed too

I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real
and I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd

I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in (as my stand-in)
the script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
the marker snapped and I yelled quiet on the set and then called action (and then called action)
and I kissed you in a style Clark Gable would have admired I thought it classic

I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real
and I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd

I know you're wise beyond your years,
but do you ever get the feeling
that your perfect verse is just a lie
you tell yourself to help you get by