we’re half awake in a fake empire
who's that casting devious stares in my direction?
mama this surely is a dream
when your heart was open wide and you loved things just because
i'll take all the living you can give me
yeah, we've got a good thing goin'
my name is blue canary, one note spelled l-i-t-e
kiss me just this one last time
tell me that you once were mine
kiss me just this one last time
show me that your love was mine
and i cut off my t-shirt sleeves and claim a new continent
let them know you realize that life goes fast
it's hard to make the good things last
you realize the sun doesn't go down
it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
it wasn't me
i didn't dig this ditch
i was walking for weeks before i fell in
yeah you're the shit but you won't be here for long
oh, there's always someone cooler than you
shadows settle on the place that you left
our minds are troubled by the emptiness
destroy the middle - it's a waste of time
from the perfect start
to the finish line
i can't tell if i'm drowning or floating
so i just keep on going, going
and you tell these stories with happy endings
only when interrupted before they're over
when desperate static beats the silence up
a quiet truth to calm you down
the songs you wrote - it got me through a lot
just wanna tell you that
but it's too late
it's too late
you and i both know that the house is haunted
yeah you and i both know that the ghost is you
you used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'em doors
well i'm all grown up now and i don't scare easy no more
no his name was mike
but this world takes more strength than it gave me
the trees deny themselves nothing that makes them grow
with fingernails that shine like justice
and a voice that is dark like tinted glass
i wanna publish scenes
and rage against machines
i wanna pierce my tongue
it doesn't hurt it feels fine
we'll fast forward to a few years later
& no one knows except the both of us
&I have honored your request for silence
& you've washed your hands clean of this