Sorry for wasting your time
Five long months on the telephone line
Hours of asking if you were fine
and saying I was fine, too
Sorry, but I've got to go
The birth was quick, but the death was slow
there was so much I didn't know
so much I never knew about you

And so we disconnect
the room goes quiet around us
It's called the life effect
and it always surrounds us

Who made you happy last night?
I don't know his name
but Christ, can he fight
as I fell he told me you had a light
a light that shone inside you

I found myself a decent man, now
I love him because I can
The bravest that I've ever been -
was when I ran away from you

And so we disconnect
the room grows quiet around us
It's called the life effect
well, it always surrounds us
And so we disconnect
the room grows quiet around us
Nothing left to protect
the end has finally found us

The day is almost over
it's almost time for bed
so now you've finally lost me,
rest your weary head


-- Stars, Life Effect, from another in-studio live KEXP performance