The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
SOWING SEASON (YEAH)
Was losing all my friends
Was losing them to drinking and to driving
Was losing all my friends, but I got them back
I am on the mend
At least now I can say that I am trying
And I hope you will forget things I still lack
Yeah!
Yeah!
Is it in you now
To bare to hear the truth that you have spoken?
Twisted up by knaves
To make a trap for fools
Is it in you now
To watch the things you gave your life to broken?
And stoop and build them up with worn out tools
Yeah!
Yeah!
Nothing gets so bad
A whisper from your father couldn't fix it
Your whisper's like a bridge, it's a river span
Take all that you have
And turn it into something you were missing
If somebody threw that brick, shattered all your plans
Yeah!
Yeah!
Time to get the seeds into the cold ground
It takes a while to grow anything
Before it's coming to the end, yeah
Before you put my body in the cold ground
Take some time to warm it with your hand
Before it's coming to an end, yeah
It's coming to an end, yeah
It's coming to an end, yeah
Do you miss the blend
Colors she left in your black and white field?
Do you feel condemned just being there?
I am not your friend
I am just a man who knows how to feel
I am not your friend
I'm not your lover
I'm not your family
Yeah!
Yeah!
Time to get the seeds into the cold ground
It takes a while to grow anything
Before it's coming to the end, yeah
MILLSTONE
I used to be such a burning example
I used to be so original
I used to care, I was being cared for
Made sure I showed it to those that I love
I used to sleep without a single stir
Cause I was about my father's work
Well, take me out tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
I used to pray like God was listening
I used to make my parents proud
I was the glue that kept my friends together
Now they don't talk and we don't go out
I used to know the name of every person I'd kissed
Now I made this bed and I can't fall asleep in it
Well, take me out tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
Throw me that lifeline,
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
Never hit the brakes
There's no time to save him
He just ran out in the street
Anybody know his name?
I think I recognize him
Sure as hell paid for that mistake
Whoa
Well, take me out tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
To save my life tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
A milestone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face
The kind you'd find on someone that could save
If they don't put me away
Well, it’ll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out?
That everything good is happening somewhere else
With nobody in your bed
The night is hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive I won’t know anyone
Jesus Christ, I’m alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Because this problem is gonna last
More than the weekend
Jesus Christ, I’m not scared to die
But I’m a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot
Do I float through the ceiling
Or do I divide and pull apart
Cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark
This ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you're coming in the night like a thief
But I’ve had some time, O Lord, to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I’m someone you can trust
But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up
So do you think that we could work out a sign
So I’ll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try
I know you're coming for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
We all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
We all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
DEGAUSSER
Goodbye to sleep
I think that staying up is exactly what I need
Well take apart your head
Take apart the counting
And the flock it has bred
Goodbye to love
It’s just a ride that will push you
Right against the wall (Does everybody really need to know everyone?)
Take apart your head Do you really think you’re really a part of it?
Right against the wall And is your army really one of some thousands?
Chew it up and swallow it And will you declare war on the loony bin?
But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping on the incline
I can't shake this little feeling
I'll never get anything right
Goodbye, you liar
Well, you sipped from the cup
But you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head (I wish I could inspire)
Take apart the demon, in the attic, to the left
(Goodbye my love)
But I'll bet that you're running
(Goodbye my love)
I've been sleeping on the incline
(Goodbye my love)
I can't shake this little feeling
(Goodbye my love)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right, right, right (I'm on my own)
Take me, take me, back to your bed
I love you so much that it hurts my head
Say "I don't mind you under my skin,"
Oh, let the bad parts in, the bad parts in
When we were made, we were set apart
Life is a test and I get bad marks
Now some Saint got the job
Of writing down my sins
The storm is coming;
The storm is coming in!
But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping in the alkaline
I can't shake this little feeling
I never did anything right (I'm on my own)
I never did anything right (I'm on my own)
Take me, take me back to your bed
I love you so much, that it hurts my head
Say, I don't mind you under my skin
Oh, let the bad parts in, the bad parts in
You're my favorite bird, and when you sing
I really do wish you would wear my ring
No matter what they say, I am still the king
Now, the storm is coming;
The storm is coming in
LIMOUSINE (MS REBRIDGE)
K, here's your ride
Get your petals out and lay them in the aisle
Pretend you are God and grow, and it’s your day to wed
We found your man, he's drinking up, he's all-american
And he'll drive
He's volunteered with grace to end your life
He'll tidy up
It's sad to hold, but leave your shell to us
You explode
You firefly, you tiny boat with oars
Feather oars. The world tilts back and pours and pours
And so, you satellite
You're a tidal wave, you're a big surprise
And I've one more night to be your mother
The signal interrupted
My baby's frequency not strong enough
Remain in my hands and smile
We will miss you but in time you'll get set up
And we will write
A beauty supreme, yeah you were right about me
Can I get myself out from underneath this guilt that will crush me
And in the choir I saw a sad messiah
He was bored and tired of my laments
Said I died for you one time but never again
(Never again)
Well I love you so much, but do me a favor baby, don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
One'll love you so much, but do me a favor baby, don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Two'll love you so much, but do me a favor baby, don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Three'll love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Four'll love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Five'll will love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Six'll I love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Seven loves you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
Seven loved you so much
(We'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth)
But do me a favor baby don't reply
(We'll never have to rot together under the dirt)
Because I can dish it out
(I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd)
But I can't take it
(Well I should be laughing right now)
Seven loved you so much
(We'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth)
But do me a favor baby don't reply
(We'll never have to rot together under the dirt)
Because I can dish it out
(I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd)
But I can't take it
(Well I should be laughing right now)
YOU WON'T KNOW
Hey hey hey! Mr. Hangman
Go get your rope
Your daughters weren't careful
I fear that I am a slippery slope
Now even if I lay my head down at night
After a day I got perfectly right
She won't know
So pray little Kay
Love is just God on a good day
And you can't blame your mother
She's trying not to see you as her worst mistake
And I wish that I could tell you right now
I love you
But it looks like I won't be around
So you won't know
You won't know
So believe in me, believe them
You think I'll let you down
Well I won't
They can fire everything they've got
And when you think I'm sunk
I will float on and die
I am fine to put your gun to my life
And know I'm scared it won't fire right
You won't know
You're never going to feel as full as you felt
So let's go outside and we'll play William Tell
Take your time drawing a bead
I'll stand as still as you need
Cause you're so good at talking smack
You heart attack
But you're the apple of my eye anyway
My smiling face that's on my head is on a silver plate
So they say
They say in heaven
There's no husbands and wives
On the day that I show up
They'll be completely out
Of their forgiveness supplies
And I can't use the telephone
To tell you that I'm dead and gone
So you won't know
You won't know
You won't know
Yeah, You won't know
You won't know
You
WELCOME TO BANGKOK
Space cadet, pull out
NOT THE SUN
Please don't be technology
So I can turn up your love like some cold machine
Don't feed me scraps from your bed
I won't be the stray coming back just to be fed
Don't be waves, come and seal my fate marine
Just pretend that you want me
And be my babe
Be my
Well don't be that note I can't hold
Well don't be that joke that I told and told till it got old
Don't be that hand 'round my throat so I can't breath
Say you're my friend but why won't you be my family?
And if you breed, just don't tell me
Be my babe
(“We will celebrate, but we’ve gone faster. We’ll have our harmonies, wanting quick slaughter. And would you want me? For the millionth time. I’ve said it time and time again.”)
Be my serene
Tell me you know what I mean
(Prove me wrong)
You've set on me but, you are not the sun
You are not the sun
(How do they know where I am?)
And you will not listen
(Burn it down)
Outside your cold lips again
You set on me but, you are not the sun
You are not the sun
You are not the sun
So let's pretend that you love me
And be my babe
Be my
LUCA
When I disappear, do you fear for the sister I took?
When I disappear, it is clear I am up to no good
I am drearily bloodletting this bedwetting cosmonaut
"Son, the last thing you'll realize you need is what you've already got"
So touch me or don’t
Just let me know
Where you’ve been
Please drop me a line with a hook and some raw bleeding bait
(one, two, three, four)
For I am uncaught and still swimming alone in the lake
(five, six, seven, eight)
Shimmering under a moon made in anger and angst
(I was the one who was always repeating it)
Shimmering like a penny out of reach in the subway grate
(Shimmering like a coin kept safe away, you never listen to anything)
We could leave it alone
I’m sure there’s someone who knows
Where you’ve been
You could never work well with our group
Not with the faults we found
So we've fixed you with cement galoshes
And no one can save you now
Unless you have friends among fish
There’ll still be no air to breathe
You could drink up the entire ocean
We’ll still find someone to be everything we know that you’ll never be
So touch me or don’t
Just let me know
Where you’ve been
Or we could leave it alone
I’m sure there’s someone who knows
Where you’ve been
UNTITLED
I can never lose it
THE ARCHERS' BOWS HAVE BROKEN
Who do you carry the torch for, my young man?
Do you believe in anything?
Do you carry it around just to burn things down?
Meet me tonight on the turnpike, my darling
Cause we believe in everything
If we sweat all these debts then we're sure to drown
So we strap ourselves up to this engine now
With a God that we found, laying under the backseat
What did you learn tonight?
You're shouting so loud, you barely joyous, broken thing
You're a voice that never sings, is what I say
You are freezing over hell
You are bringing on the end, you do so well
You can only blame yourself, it's what I say
Order your daughters to ignore me, think that will sort me
And sweep me under the rug
You're beating with a book everyone
That book tells you to love
There is an ember in the heart of the kiln
And its burning hot with love
Burning out my sins until there's nothing but dust
Rolling me with care into your cigarette
Cause the God I believe never worked on a campaign trail
What did you learn tonight?
You're shouting so loud, you barely joyous, broken thing
You're a voice that never sings, is what I say
You are freezing over hell
You are bringing on the end, you do so well
You can only blame yourself, it's what I say
Who do you carry the torch for, my young man?
Do you believe in anything?
Do you carry it around just to burn things to the ground?
What did you learn tonight?
You're shouting so loud, you barely joyous, broken thing
You're a voice that never sings, is what I say
You are freezing over hell
You are bringing on the end, you do so well
You can only blame yourself, it's what I say
Feels like
We could escape
And I don't mind
Throwing away
This filthy silver tongue
If you try
Running a maze
Of your lies
It's too hard to save
If you've thrown out everyone
HANDCUFFS
I'd arrest you if I had handcuffs
I'd arrest you if I had the time
I'd throw you down in the backseat
As if you committed a terrible crime
We break into towns worth of houses
And rob whole families blind
I'd do it to you like you do it to me
If I knew you would get away fine
I'd drown all these crying babies
If I knew that their mothers wouldn't cry
I'd hold them down and I'd squeeze real soft
And let a piece of myself die
It's hard to be the better man
When you forget you're trying
It's hard to be the better man
I'd arrest you if I had handcuffs
I'd arrest you if I had the time
I'd wait for you outside the courtroom (and taunt you)
As all of your appeals were declined
I'd drive my car off of the bridge
If I knew that you weren't inside
Put the pedal to the floor, who could ask for more
A fantastic way to kill some time
You could lay on your back and be beaten
You could put up your fists and fight
You could try anyway out
It's hard to be the better man
When you forget you're trying
It's hard to be the better man
When you're still lying
You're still lying
LUCA (REPRISAL)
Well I lost my taste for the company of airports and cars
We flew through the year and
Avoided the dust and the rock
We stood in the way of the tank till we bored and we stopped
So never show doubt in your hand
Till you know what they got
Touch me or don't
Just let me know
Where you've been
Well drop me a line with a hook and some raw bleeding bait
(one, two, three, four)
Well I'm uncaught and still swimming alone in the lake
(five, six, seven, eight)
Shimmering under the moon made of anger and hate
I was the one who was always repeating it
Shimmering like a penny out of reach in the subway grate
(Shimmering like a coin kept safe away
You'll never listen to anything)
Touch me or don't
Just let me know
Where you've been
Leave it alone, I'm sure there's someone who knows
Where you've been
Was losing all my friends
Was losing them to drinking and to driving
Was losing all my friends, but I got them back
I am on the mend
At least now I can say that I am trying
And I hope you will forget things I still lack
Yeah!
Yeah!
Is it in you now
To bare to hear the truth that you have spoken?
Twisted up by knaves
To make a trap for fools
Is it in you now
To watch the things you gave your life to broken?
And stoop and build them up with worn out tools
Yeah!
Yeah!
Nothing gets so bad
A whisper from your father couldn't fix it
Your whisper's like a bridge, it's a river span
Take all that you have
And turn it into something you were missing
If somebody threw that brick, shattered all your plans
Yeah!
Yeah!
Time to get the seeds into the cold ground
It takes a while to grow anything
Before it's coming to the end, yeah
Before you put my body in the cold ground
Take some time to warm it with your hand
Before it's coming to an end, yeah
It's coming to an end, yeah
It's coming to an end, yeah
Do you miss the blend
Colors she left in your black and white field?
Do you feel condemned just being there?
I am not your friend
I am just a man who knows how to feel
I am not your friend
I'm not your lover
I'm not your family
Yeah!
Yeah!
Time to get the seeds into the cold ground
It takes a while to grow anything
Before it's coming to the end, yeah
MILLSTONE
I used to be such a burning example
I used to be so original
I used to care, I was being cared for
Made sure I showed it to those that I love
I used to sleep without a single stir
Cause I was about my father's work
Well, take me out tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
I used to pray like God was listening
I used to make my parents proud
I was the glue that kept my friends together
Now they don't talk and we don't go out
I used to know the name of every person I'd kissed
Now I made this bed and I can't fall asleep in it
Well, take me out tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
Throw me that lifeline,
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
Never hit the brakes
There's no time to save him
He just ran out in the street
Anybody know his name?
I think I recognize him
Sure as hell paid for that mistake
Whoa
Well, take me out tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
I'm my own stone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
To save my life tonight
This ship of fools I'm on will sink
A milestone around my neck
Be my breath, there's nothing I wouldn't give
JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face
The kind you'd find on someone that could save
If they don't put me away
Well, it’ll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out?
That everything good is happening somewhere else
With nobody in your bed
The night is hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive I won’t know anyone
Jesus Christ, I’m alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Because this problem is gonna last
More than the weekend
Jesus Christ, I’m not scared to die
But I’m a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot
Do I float through the ceiling
Or do I divide and pull apart
Cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark
This ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you're coming in the night like a thief
But I’ve had some time, O Lord, to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I’m someone you can trust
But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up
So do you think that we could work out a sign
So I’ll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try
I know you're coming for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
We all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
We all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
DEGAUSSER
Goodbye to sleep
I think that staying up is exactly what I need
Well take apart your head
Take apart the counting
And the flock it has bred
Goodbye to love
It’s just a ride that will push you
Right against the wall (Does everybody really need to know everyone?)
Take apart your head Do you really think you’re really a part of it?
Right against the wall And is your army really one of some thousands?
Chew it up and swallow it And will you declare war on the loony bin?
But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping on the incline
I can't shake this little feeling
I'll never get anything right
Goodbye, you liar
Well, you sipped from the cup
But you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head (I wish I could inspire)
Take apart the demon, in the attic, to the left
(Goodbye my love)
But I'll bet that you're running
(Goodbye my love)
I've been sleeping on the incline
(Goodbye my love)
I can't shake this little feeling
(Goodbye my love)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right, right, right (I'm on my own)
Take me, take me, back to your bed
I love you so much that it hurts my head
Say "I don't mind you under my skin,"
Oh, let the bad parts in, the bad parts in
When we were made, we were set apart
Life is a test and I get bad marks
Now some Saint got the job
Of writing down my sins
The storm is coming;
The storm is coming in!
But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping in the alkaline
I can't shake this little feeling
I never did anything right (I'm on my own)
I never did anything right (I'm on my own)
Take me, take me back to your bed
I love you so much, that it hurts my head
Say, I don't mind you under my skin
Oh, let the bad parts in, the bad parts in
You're my favorite bird, and when you sing
I really do wish you would wear my ring
No matter what they say, I am still the king
Now, the storm is coming;
The storm is coming in
LIMOUSINE (MS REBRIDGE)
K, here's your ride
Get your petals out and lay them in the aisle
Pretend you are God and grow, and it’s your day to wed
We found your man, he's drinking up, he's all-american
And he'll drive
He's volunteered with grace to end your life
He'll tidy up
It's sad to hold, but leave your shell to us
You explode
You firefly, you tiny boat with oars
Feather oars. The world tilts back and pours and pours
And so, you satellite
You're a tidal wave, you're a big surprise
And I've one more night to be your mother
The signal interrupted
My baby's frequency not strong enough
Remain in my hands and smile
We will miss you but in time you'll get set up
And we will write
A beauty supreme, yeah you were right about me
Can I get myself out from underneath this guilt that will crush me
And in the choir I saw a sad messiah
He was bored and tired of my laments
Said I died for you one time but never again
(Never again)
Well I love you so much, but do me a favor baby, don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
One'll love you so much, but do me a favor baby, don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Two'll love you so much, but do me a favor baby, don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Three'll love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Four'll love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Five'll will love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Six'll I love you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
(Never again)
Seven loves you so much, but do me a favor, baby don't reply
Because I can dish it out, but I can't take it
Seven loved you so much
(We'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth)
But do me a favor baby don't reply
(We'll never have to rot together under the dirt)
Because I can dish it out
(I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd)
But I can't take it
(Well I should be laughing right now)
Seven loved you so much
(We'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth)
But do me a favor baby don't reply
(We'll never have to rot together under the dirt)
Because I can dish it out
(I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd)
But I can't take it
(Well I should be laughing right now)
YOU WON'T KNOW
Hey hey hey! Mr. Hangman
Go get your rope
Your daughters weren't careful
I fear that I am a slippery slope
Now even if I lay my head down at night
After a day I got perfectly right
She won't know
So pray little Kay
Love is just God on a good day
And you can't blame your mother
She's trying not to see you as her worst mistake
And I wish that I could tell you right now
I love you
But it looks like I won't be around
So you won't know
You won't know
So believe in me, believe them
You think I'll let you down
Well I won't
They can fire everything they've got
And when you think I'm sunk
I will float on and die
I am fine to put your gun to my life
And know I'm scared it won't fire right
You won't know
You're never going to feel as full as you felt
So let's go outside and we'll play William Tell
Take your time drawing a bead
I'll stand as still as you need
Cause you're so good at talking smack
You heart attack
But you're the apple of my eye anyway
My smiling face that's on my head is on a silver plate
So they say
They say in heaven
There's no husbands and wives
On the day that I show up
They'll be completely out
Of their forgiveness supplies
And I can't use the telephone
To tell you that I'm dead and gone
So you won't know
You won't know
You won't know
Yeah, You won't know
You won't know
You
WELCOME TO BANGKOK
Space cadet, pull out
NOT THE SUN
Please don't be technology
So I can turn up your love like some cold machine
Don't feed me scraps from your bed
I won't be the stray coming back just to be fed
Don't be waves, come and seal my fate marine
Just pretend that you want me
And be my babe
Be my
Well don't be that note I can't hold
Well don't be that joke that I told and told till it got old
Don't be that hand 'round my throat so I can't breath
Say you're my friend but why won't you be my family?
And if you breed, just don't tell me
Be my babe
(“We will celebrate, but we’ve gone faster. We’ll have our harmonies, wanting quick slaughter. And would you want me? For the millionth time. I’ve said it time and time again.”)
Be my serene
Tell me you know what I mean
(Prove me wrong)
You've set on me but, you are not the sun
You are not the sun
(How do they know where I am?)
And you will not listen
(Burn it down)
Outside your cold lips again
You set on me but, you are not the sun
You are not the sun
You are not the sun
So let's pretend that you love me
And be my babe
Be my
LUCA
When I disappear, do you fear for the sister I took?
When I disappear, it is clear I am up to no good
I am drearily bloodletting this bedwetting cosmonaut
"Son, the last thing you'll realize you need is what you've already got"
So touch me or don’t
Just let me know
Where you’ve been
Please drop me a line with a hook and some raw bleeding bait
(one, two, three, four)
For I am uncaught and still swimming alone in the lake
(five, six, seven, eight)
Shimmering under a moon made in anger and angst
(I was the one who was always repeating it)
Shimmering like a penny out of reach in the subway grate
(Shimmering like a coin kept safe away, you never listen to anything)
We could leave it alone
I’m sure there’s someone who knows
Where you’ve been
You could never work well with our group
Not with the faults we found
So we've fixed you with cement galoshes
And no one can save you now
Unless you have friends among fish
There’ll still be no air to breathe
You could drink up the entire ocean
We’ll still find someone to be everything we know that you’ll never be
So touch me or don’t
Just let me know
Where you’ve been
Or we could leave it alone
I’m sure there’s someone who knows
Where you’ve been
UNTITLED
I can never lose it
THE ARCHERS' BOWS HAVE BROKEN
Who do you carry the torch for, my young man?
Do you believe in anything?
Do you carry it around just to burn things down?
Meet me tonight on the turnpike, my darling
Cause we believe in everything
If we sweat all these debts then we're sure to drown
So we strap ourselves up to this engine now
With a God that we found, laying under the backseat
What did you learn tonight?
You're shouting so loud, you barely joyous, broken thing
You're a voice that never sings, is what I say
You are freezing over hell
You are bringing on the end, you do so well
You can only blame yourself, it's what I say
Order your daughters to ignore me, think that will sort me
And sweep me under the rug
You're beating with a book everyone
That book tells you to love
There is an ember in the heart of the kiln
And its burning hot with love
Burning out my sins until there's nothing but dust
Rolling me with care into your cigarette
Cause the God I believe never worked on a campaign trail
What did you learn tonight?
You're shouting so loud, you barely joyous, broken thing
You're a voice that never sings, is what I say
You are freezing over hell
You are bringing on the end, you do so well
You can only blame yourself, it's what I say
Who do you carry the torch for, my young man?
Do you believe in anything?
Do you carry it around just to burn things to the ground?
What did you learn tonight?
You're shouting so loud, you barely joyous, broken thing
You're a voice that never sings, is what I say
You are freezing over hell
You are bringing on the end, you do so well
You can only blame yourself, it's what I say
Feels like
We could escape
And I don't mind
Throwing away
This filthy silver tongue
If you try
Running a maze
Of your lies
It's too hard to save
If you've thrown out everyone
HANDCUFFS
I'd arrest you if I had handcuffs
I'd arrest you if I had the time
I'd throw you down in the backseat
As if you committed a terrible crime
We break into towns worth of houses
And rob whole families blind
I'd do it to you like you do it to me
If I knew you would get away fine
I'd drown all these crying babies
If I knew that their mothers wouldn't cry
I'd hold them down and I'd squeeze real soft
And let a piece of myself die
It's hard to be the better man
When you forget you're trying
It's hard to be the better man
I'd arrest you if I had handcuffs
I'd arrest you if I had the time
I'd wait for you outside the courtroom (and taunt you)
As all of your appeals were declined
I'd drive my car off of the bridge
If I knew that you weren't inside
Put the pedal to the floor, who could ask for more
A fantastic way to kill some time
You could lay on your back and be beaten
You could put up your fists and fight
You could try anyway out
It's hard to be the better man
When you forget you're trying
It's hard to be the better man
When you're still lying
You're still lying
LUCA (REPRISAL)
Well I lost my taste for the company of airports and cars
We flew through the year and
Avoided the dust and the rock
We stood in the way of the tank till we bored and we stopped
So never show doubt in your hand
Till you know what they got
Touch me or don't
Just let me know
Where you've been
Well drop me a line with a hook and some raw bleeding bait
(one, two, three, four)
Well I'm uncaught and still swimming alone in the lake
(five, six, seven, eight)
Shimmering under the moon made of anger and hate
I was the one who was always repeating it
Shimmering like a penny out of reach in the subway grate
(Shimmering like a coin kept safe away
You'll never listen to anything)
Touch me or don't
Just let me know
Where you've been
Leave it alone, I'm sure there's someone who knows
Where you've been
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