Peter Bjorn and John Objects of My Affection Lyrics

I remember when, when I first moved here,
A long time ago,
'cause I heard some song I used to hear back then,
a long time ago.
I remember when, even further back,
in another town,
'cause I saw something written I used to say back then,
hard to comprehend.

And the question is, was I more alive
then than I am now?
I happily have to disagree;
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now,
I am more me.

But of course some days, I just lie around
and hardly exist,
and can't tell apart what I'm eating
from my hand or my wrist.
'cause flesh is flesh, flesh as flesh as flesh,
the difference is thin.
But life has a certain ability of breathing new life into me,
so I breathe it in.
It says her we are, and we all are here,
and you still can make sense,
if you just show up and present an honest face,
instead of that grin.

And the question is, was I more alive
then than I am now?
I happily have to disagree;
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now,
I am more me.

And the other day, this new friend of mine
said something to me
just because something starts differently,
doesn't mean it's worth less
and I soaked it in, how I soaked it in,
how I soaked it in.
And just as to prove how right he was,
then you came.
So I'm gonna give, yes I'm gonna give,
I'm gonna give you a try,
so I'm gonna give, yes I'm gonna give,
I'm gonna give you a try.

And the question is, was I more alive
then than I am now?
I happily have to disagree;
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now,
I am more me.