"Dilettantes" lyrics

You should've met the guy
I've been saying, "it's so off"
It's like there's a swinging party
And I'm the only one not invited
Yeah, we're those dilettantes
Who wave their wits like wands
And curse the living for not snatching days like prizes

Yeah, there's a tarp hoist at the waterfront
Their gas bottle heaters and bins filled with ice
I'm overdressed and missed the point
When I wake up from a tropical slumber
So far away from even just making the numbers

But I could never see you in the light
What chance have I got finding you in shadow
I'll take the notes, I know it's alright
I'll meet you somewhere out there in the shadow

You would've loved the guy
Eyes like windows [?]
[?] to a seven-letter Dr. Seuss invention
Propellers fanning the motors, pink smoke rising [?]
Stairwells dip and weave surviving just on tension

Now existing just for what you want
Could leave you amiss of the calamities you need
You gave far more than you could grab
But you can't take it with you, the wisdom, the candour
You give me the white lies, the horse shit, the slander

I could never see you in the light
What chance have I got finding you in shadow
You left me off the list the other night
I'll meet you somewhere out there in the shadow
Go

And I could never see you in the light
What chance have I got finding you in shadow
I'll take the notes, I know that it's alright
I'll meet you somewhere out there in the shadow