Eliza Rhinelander

Lyrics

You said that you wanted to sightsee
Went up to a statue and asked me
“Is it Venus or Aphrodite?”
I laughed and said, “Babe, we’re in Italy”

But you ignored me and reached out your hand
You asked, “Why does love have different names in different lands
If it’s all the same?”
I said, “It’s not the same”

And I know that I’m flighty
But I won’t fly away this time around
I don’t need Aphrodite
To keep both my feet planted on the ground
I’m not so high and mighty
My head is finally out of the clouds
Because I’m with you now

You counted a thousand good omens
I said, “What if they’re for our opponents?”
You told me I talk like the poets
Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans

But you smiled, raised an eyebrow, and said,
“Think before you speak,
But didn’t all those Roman poets
Just plagiarize the Greeks anyway?”

And I know that I’m flighty
But I won’t fly away this time around
I don’t need Aphrodite
To keep both my feet planted on the ground
I’m not so high and mighty
My head is finally out of the clouds
Because I’m with you now

I’m not a lover or a fighter
I let go too easily to be either
But I’m gonna hold on tighter
Than I ever have before
All I really am is a writer
Trying my best to decipher
The difference between synonyms
But I’m not gonna do that anymore
It only leads me out the door

And I know that I’m flighty
But I won’t fly away this time around
I don’t need Aphrodite
To keep both my feet planted on the ground
I’m not so high and mighty
My head is finally out of the clouds
Because I’m with you now