Bandages #1/Check My Pulse Lyrics

We're in my room we're listening to Townes Van Zandt
Time passes, I'm more lonely now than I was then
And what have I to show for it?
And what have I to show for it?

I'm in my room I'm listening to High Violet
These years have passed but what have I to show for it?
These battle scars, these bandages
These battle scars, these bandages

Check My Pulse:

Excuse me sir could you check my pulse?
I could swear I was breathing a few hours ago
Nothing is set in stone, that's what they tell me
But I need to know what I'm up against, I need to know what I'm supposed to be

But I'm so skeptical of your information
I'm so scared that, I'm so scared that
People will try to change for me the way you wanted me to change for you
I'm so skeptical of your motivation
I'm so scared that, I'm so scared that
People will want to change for me the way you tried to make me change for you

Well the healing powers of rock n' roll
Only last as long as the long ride home
Girl I see there's some life in you yet
Could you save some for me?
You might learn to act surprised if I could learn to act naturally

But I'm so skeptical of your information
I'm so scared that, I’m so scared that
People will try to change for me the way you wanted me to change for you
I'm so skeptical of your motivation
I'm so scared that, I’m so scared that
People will want to change for me the way you tried to make me change for you

(Things fall apart, so readily, would you lend me your hand, so I can see? Things fall apart, so readily, would you lend me your hand, so I can see what you see in me?)