"Cate's Brother (Matt's Version)" lyrics
I threw this Halloween party and I invited forty of my best friends
Cate and Tommy showed up, I got 'em a drink, said, "How was your weekend?"
That's when I first heard your name, and saying it tastes like violets, rum and summer
Cate had had family stay from Canada, "Maisie, did you meet my brother?"
And then I said "No, I didn't"
And then he started coming over
And my heart went "Love him, he's the one and we shall wed"
And then my head said
"Are you gonna work, you gonna hurt, you gonna last forever?
And are we gonna make it, gonna break it when it's now or never?
And if it's gonna hurt, will it be worth it? And will I recover?
Are you gonna feel the way I feel? Are you for real, Cate's brother?"
October ended like this, she was dressed like a witch would dress in the nineties
Eyes like Lake Michigan, yeah, warmer than the sun, so blue they could kill me
Half the time she talks like a stand up show, she can hold you in her palm like a lawyer
Grabbed your hand in the dark and I pull ya to the car and the speakers play Destroyer
And we pull up to the front door
And now I'm opening the front door
When we started making out, we tripped and fell into my bed
And then my head said
"Are we gonna work, we gonna hurt, we gonna last forever?
And are we gonna make it, gonna break it when it's now or never?
And if it's gonna hurt, will it be worth it? And will I recover?
Are you gonna feel the way I feel? Are you for real, Cate's brother?"
Will we ever get together?
We'd be perfect for each other
Will we ever get together?
And Cate's brother said
"I won't try get out, I've got an hour, life's half a life without her"
I thought "How can I know he's for sure? It's only been the winter"
I said "Get a flight to Canada and maybe stay the summer"
That's when I became his only girl and now I date Cate's brother
Cate and Tommy showed up, I got 'em a drink, said, "How was your weekend?"
That's when I first heard your name, and saying it tastes like violets, rum and summer
Cate had had family stay from Canada, "Maisie, did you meet my brother?"
And then I said "No, I didn't"
And then he started coming over
And my heart went "Love him, he's the one and we shall wed"
And then my head said
"Are you gonna work, you gonna hurt, you gonna last forever?
And are we gonna make it, gonna break it when it's now or never?
And if it's gonna hurt, will it be worth it? And will I recover?
Are you gonna feel the way I feel? Are you for real, Cate's brother?"
October ended like this, she was dressed like a witch would dress in the nineties
Eyes like Lake Michigan, yeah, warmer than the sun, so blue they could kill me
Half the time she talks like a stand up show, she can hold you in her palm like a lawyer
Grabbed your hand in the dark and I pull ya to the car and the speakers play Destroyer
And we pull up to the front door
And now I'm opening the front door
When we started making out, we tripped and fell into my bed
And then my head said
"Are we gonna work, we gonna hurt, we gonna last forever?
And are we gonna make it, gonna break it when it's now or never?
And if it's gonna hurt, will it be worth it? And will I recover?
Are you gonna feel the way I feel? Are you for real, Cate's brother?"
Will we ever get together?
We'd be perfect for each other
Will we ever get together?
And Cate's brother said
"I won't try get out, I've got an hour, life's half a life without her"
I thought "How can I know he's for sure? It's only been the winter"
I said "Get a flight to Canada and maybe stay the summer"
That's when I became his only girl and now I date Cate's brother
