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How To Love

by Rubyglass

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In Scene 4 of "Nitwit," Oliver chases Eurybia through a maze of mirrors -- begging her to trust him -- but he must face the harsh truths of his destructive patterns as the specific details of his past relationships are revealed by the ghosts of the loves he destroyed.

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I can't tell you how to be rich, or how to be kind -- but I sure know one thing, and that's how to love.

I can tell you how to love, it's easier than you know
It takes some time, but baby it's much better to be lonely
Until you turn the tides to take your trampled one and only --
I can tell you, darling, how to love.

The trick at first is finding someone kind and kind of blue;
If she has been mistreated, even better for the blooming
Love affair you're carefully creating, cutting, grooming --
I can tell you, darling, how to love.

Tell her that she's changed the way you think, and how you see!
Insist that she's a beauty, even when she won't believe you --
Then hold her tightly, whispering "My god, I'd never leave you."
That, my dear, is really how to love.

Then one morning, let her wake to find herself alone.
Let her wonder why you've left her flat instead of phoning --
Then cry yourself to sleep while reminiscing, drinking, moaning.
That, my dear, is really how to love.

When you see her walking on the street with someone new,
Call her up confessing that you've always loved her truly.
Beg her to forgive this "frightened, fucked up modern fool," see -
That, my dear, is really how to love.

Tell her that she's changed the way you think, and how you see!
Insist that she's a beauty, even when she won't believe you --
Then hold her tightly, whispering "My god, I'd never leave you."
That, my dear, is really how to love.

Once you win her back, the rest is simple, as I've said --
For even if she leaves you, it's a tie you'll never sever.
Just build her up, and knock her down, and she'll be yours forever.
That my dear is really how to
Take a woman, break her down and
Make her into something you can love.

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released January 30, 2020
Written by Sterling Powers. Produced by Ethan Walter. Performed by Rubyglass. Lead & backing vocals: Sterling Powers. Guitar: Russell Weiner. Cello: Mika Larson. Keys: Russell Weiner. Bass: Ethan Walter. Additional guitar, keys & bass by Ethan Walter. Drums: Jerry Roe. Recorded by Russell Weiner & Ethan Walter.

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