The Second-Best Opinion (Platonic Love)

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're the one I call to talk me out of things
Not into them that's what the other ones are for
You've read the book I'm reading but ahead of me
And somehow manage not to spoil it at the door

We argue about painters we will never buy
And restaurants we've been to more than either should admit
You think I'm wrong about the octopus documentary
I think you're wrong about the ending and we'll never quit

[Chorus]
You're my second-best opinion
The one that makes the first one earn its keep
Platonic love is someone who'll correct your grammar
At your birthday and then make you laugh in your sleep

[Verse 2]
I called you from a parking lot at four a.m.
Not crying just confused about a choice
You didn't say it's going to be okay
You said here are the three things wrong with either voice

You lent me a book that ruined my whole March
I lent you one that fixed your April up
We've been swapping renovations back and forth
Like two contractors building the same cup

[Chorus]
You're my second-best opinion
The one that makes the first one earn its keep
Platonic love is someone who'll correct your grammar
At your birthday and then make you laugh in your sleep

[Bridge]
The dopamine hit of being understood
Not agreed with understood there's a difference
Agreement is a mirror
Understanding is a window with a different view of the same street

[Outro]
We don't hug hello
We just start mid-sentence
Where we left off Thursday
As if the weekend was a pause
Not an interruption