breathe in tell your children
they will be safe from harm
breathe out
tell yourself
there's no reason for alarm
the more you give
the less you have to carry
the more you lead
the less you have to follow
the more you give
the less you have to carry
the more you lead
the less you have to follow
the more you give
the less you have to carry
the more you lead
the less you have to follow

something in me
has ceased to be
it ruptured irrevocably
thank god it's internally
i feel as of late
that my trait
is mainly to degenerate
yours is to irritate

leave me behind
well confined
you'll finally get to unwind
if you should be so inclined

they say
the more you give
the less you have to carry
well i'm weightlessly caught
in between this notion and
something else entirely
obviously

they say
the more you give
the less you have to carry
they say
the more you lead
the less you have to follow
well i'm weightlessly caught
in between this notion and
something else entirely
i am weightlessly caught
somewhere in between this
and some dream

a partial print is all
i'm leaving behind
a little something to
remember me by
a partial print is all
i'm leaving behind
a little something to
remember me by

let this hurricane of defense
welcome you with open arms so dense
do you ever contemplate
whatever happened to your fate
let this water work of arrogance
shower down on all of us
why are you so tense
and i never would have taken you
for a friend of this state

i am latent
present but not visible
as of yet please do
crawl in here for a day or two
and i promise to be so demure
after this we can't go back no more

let these wings all but carry you
a levitating limbo known by so few
but i never would have taken you
for a friend of this state

i am latent
present but not visible
as of yet please do
crawl in here for a day or two
and i promise to be

i am latent
present but not visible
as of yet please do
crawl in here for a day or two
and i promise to be so demure
oh after this we can't go back no more

i am what you call
present but not visible
so pull yourself together
yes pull yourslef together now

these old streets all have a history
and years from now they will tell
tall tales about the mystery
of how we did trust falls
but never fell
yes we did trust falls
but never fell

these are the corners we must turn
they will guide us through this town
these are the buildings we must burn
they will all come crashing down
and through the ruins we will walk
through the ruins we will walk
over and over again

this old city and all its treachery
we'll watch it all crumble down
as we do trust falls
but never touch the ground
yes we do trust falls
but never touch the ground

these are the corners we must turn
they will guide us through this town
these are the buildings we must burn
they will all come crashing down
and through the ruins we will walk
through the ruins we will walk
so dark the city, so dark the life
we'll watch it all crumble down
through the ruins we will walk away
yes through the ruins we will walk away
over and over again

a thousand voices weep and moan
as we burn the parts of those our own
we burn the parts
and as the flames so brightly shone
we followed the ashes followed the ashes
followed the ashes into the unknown
words of parting heartfelt and dear
resonates loudly from our group of peers
but as the night grows ever so near
one by one the memories
one by one they disappear

these are the absolutes
single spaced and neatly proofed
so how does it make you feel
does it make you tick like i do
where is it you want me to be
what is it you want me to say
nothing not a single thing
these simple words lingers like fate
trying to prove our answers of late
the noise of our homes
the wiping of slates
keeps me away from the pearly gates

we'll celebrate sing you a song
dance on your grave
and every drink will be a toast
remembering your name
so look for a place where there's no way
your eyes could ever reach
look for a place where there's no way
your eyes could ever reach
i will await
i will await

we'll celebrate sing you a song
dance on your grave
and every drink will be a toast
remembering your name
so look for a place where there's no way
your eyes could ever reach
look for a place where there's no way
your eyes could ever reach
i will await
i will await

we'll celebrate we'll sing you a song
dance on your grave
every drink will be a toast
remembering your name

move your hands
if move them you must
at a steady pace
ever so lightly
wander off accordingly
leave not a single trace
close your eyes
if close them you must
momentarily only for me
now open wide
and let them reside
in the awakening of life
patiently
hauling the weight of our infancy
i remember every sound
every single heartbreaking sound
heavenly memories cut like a knife
carving its way through the remains of us
lately it seems
everything that we touch
gradually turns to the softest of dust
we have revalued the worst parts in us
we have portrayed the delusion of trust
lately it seems
everything that we touch
gradually turns into piles of dust
sweet soft dust

but everything that you took from me
was mine to give
and everything that you thought you gave
wasn't there at all
but everything that you took from me
was mine to give
and everything that you thought you gave
wasn't there at all
heavenly memories cut like a knife
carving its way through the remains of us
lately it seems
everything that we touch
gradually turns to the softest of dust
we have revalued the worst parts in us
we have portrayed the delusion of trust
lately it seems
everything that we touch
gradually turns into piles of dust
sweet soft dust

take some comfort in this
we keep our records straight
no need to glare at your watch
cause there ain't never no stalling us
we're easy to please
if only you would apply yourself
tell us all about the wonderful things
you could've done
with just one more little gasp of air

and it feels like they'll never be able
to fully comprehend the static we emit
like the hundreds of thousands of people
so close to the end
are all covered in trails of spit
covered in trails of

you, you breathe new life into me
you, you breathe new life into me
you, you breathe new life into me
you breathe into me

and it feels like they'll never be able
to fully comprehend the static we emit
like the hundreds of thousands of people
so close to the end
are all covered in trails of spit

and this is where you learn
that the life you're about to descend
has amounted to shit
like the hundreds of thousands of people
so close to the end
are all covered in trails of spit

fixate your fingers around me
focus and please keep your voice down
hungry for air can you see my eyes
coming out of their sockets

but i will not blink, nor move an inch

these are the circles in which
i have been walking
five hundred laps every second
these are the vessels in which
i have been crashing
five hundred times every second

but i will not blink, nor move an inch
no i will not blink, nor move an inch

raise your head high, retaliate
the coalition is on the take
roll your sleeves up, emancipate
try to process just what's at stake

raise your head high and retaliate
the coalition is on the take
roll your sleeves up and emancipate
try to process just what's at stake

roll your sleeves up and raise your head high
roll your sleeves up and raise your head high
roll your sleeves up and raise your head

trying to stand up
if only my body and my blood approves
sliding through gravel fields
i will clear the air tonight
trying to figure out
how i can make these limbs twist and turn
somewhere inside of me you will find
a translucent light
growing weaker by the day and the hour
having to breathe heavy and loud
can't seem to shake the crush of a crowd
i'll never find peace in this fate
it always seems too little, too little, too late
too little, too little, too late

trying to make out
every single little last detail
something to cling onto
'til i fall astray again
oh if only my blood would approve

having to breathe heavy and loud
can't seem to shake the crush of a crowd
i'll never find peace in this fate
it always seems too little, too little, too late
it's the cracking of ribs, it's the rolling of tongues
it's erasing the debts for all the battles you've won
this is me just trying to stay afloat

having to breathe heavy and loud
can't seem to shake the crush of a crowd
i'll never find peace in this fate
it always seems too little, too little, too late
having to breathe
can't seem to shake
too little, too little, too late
i'll never find peace in this fate

cold as the water
the water where i was found
risen from routine
moving upstream
without a sound
closer to home
if home is the lasting claim
that living through the eyes
of those you leave behind
is how we all remain

cold as the water
the water where i was found
risen from routine
moving upstream
without a sound
closer to home
if home is the lasting claim
that living through the eyes
of those you leave behind
is how we all remain

sore eyes
all of the sore eyes
piercing a hole
through these walls of mine
sore eyes
all of the sore eyes
piercing a hole
through these walls of mine
for a why

wave your semantics elsewhere
spare me your sentiments
we were never bound by more than blood
not a single one of us
so move fast and dry your eyes
soon this will all be over
move fast and dry your eyes
soon this will all be history
all be history

sore eyes
all of the sore eyes
piercing a hole
through these walls of mine
sore eyes
all of the sore eyes
piercing a hole
through these walls of mine
sore eyes
all of the sore eyes
piercing a hole
through these walls of mine
for a why

no last words for you or the rest of mankind
a partial print is all i'm gonna leave behind
no last words for you or the rest of mankind
a partial print is all i'm gonna leave behind
no last words for you or the rest of mankind
a partial print is all i'm gonna leave behind
no last words for you or the rest of mankind
a partial print is all i'm gonna leave behind
a little something to remember me by
a partial print is all i'm leaving behind
a little something to remember me
bye

high strung and poorly hung
i think we're much too young
i hear a sound from your left lung
a melody so beautifully sung
sarcasm spread your wings
what sweet joy it brings
"come home" the whole town sings
they will greet us like kings
to everyone's delight
we crash at the speed of light
so deep in the whitest white
this could have been our burial site

well ok
and i am here for the loyalist
i wanna see his face
ok i am here for the loyalist
this is the nesting place
ok ok ok

high strung and poorly hung
i think we're much too young
i hear a sound from your left lung
a melody so beautifully sung

well ok
and i am here for the loyalist
i wanna see his face
ok i am here for the loyalist
this is the nesting place
ok ok ok
well ok ok ok

can you see the marks in me
please tell me what they mean
i think i might have seen this in a dream
patterns and circles, letters and dots
i'm tired of drinking but cannot stop
the smoke really lingers in this place i know
on and on and always
on and on and always
my death will be the end of this
go on and leave your mark
i think i might have seen this in a film
on and on and always
before i fall
i wanna taste it all

head on to the other side
no-one will stand us by
dismantle me tonight
and bury my arms right here
on the other side
don't mind the rising tide
watch as i gently lead
the both of us astray

reach for the children first
drowning of their own thirst
this is the outcome
but is this the outlook
the sound of the waterfall
seems so unbearable
pay no attention to the things
that might appear

(so) out of time and place
this is the last trace
i'll ever leave behind
i'll ever mention
(so) out of time and place
this is the last trace
i'll ever leave behind
i'll ever mention

head on to the other side
no-one will stand us by
dismantle me tonight
and bury my arms right here
on the other side
don't mind the rising tide
watch as i gently lead
the both of us astray

and i wanna be irreplaceable
i wanne be of use
i wanna be functional
i wanna give you peace

i'm dead from the waist up
all of this sickens me
i feel this heavy pressure
pounding through my chest
work with what you have here
loosen gradually
we will overcome this
it is imperative

this time i won't quit
i won't stop until i'm there
this time i won't quit
i won't stop until i'm there
this time i won't stop at all

i'm dead from the waist up
all of this sickens me
i feel this heavy pressure
pounding through my chest
work with what you have here
loosen gradually
we will overcome this
it is imperative

this time i won't quit
i won't stop until i'm there
this time i won't quit
i won't stop until i'm there
this time i won't stop at all

it's never easy she never loved me
i won't stop until, i won't stop until
it's never easy she never loved me
i won't stop until, i won't stop until i'm there
until i'm there
until i'm there

this is how it feels to be special
i wanted to kill you the next day
i feel bad i feel bad i feel better
i wanted to kill you the next day

i say twice, i say thrice, i say four times
i wanted to kill you the next day
i feel sane, i feel sane, have i lost it?
this is how it feels to be special
this is how it feels to be nixon

hey, hey, hey, hey
forever, and ever and ever again
hey, hey, hey, hey
forever, and ever and ever again

don't you smile like you smile 'less you mean it
i wanted to kill you the next day
it infected the way that she dances
this is how it feels to be special
this is how it feels to be nixon
you give and you give and you give up

hey, hey, hey, hey
forever, and ever and ever again
hey, hey, hey, hey
forever, and ever and ever again

where do you wanna go?
i wanna go home
home to the home where we all sleep alone
i wanna be the first on the last

break it down for me
what is this thing
growing inside of me
through my bones
i feel it here at night
doubling in size
in years to come from now
i'll wonder if it's gone

no this isn't me
it just can't be
no this isn't me
too young to be
worn down dried up
worn down dried up

so buckle up it's only ten minutes
till we take off again
buckle up it's only ten minutes
till we take off again
buckle up my friend

off with our heads they wanna see blood
we come down with a heavy and hollow thud
they'll work their way through all of our bones
a generation of people throwing stones

we'll never see this place again
i will see to it
no one will ever find us here
we'll never see this place again
i will see to it
no one will ever find us here
no, no, no, no

we'll start a fire in every home
we'll start a fire in every soul
so call the cavalry
yes call the cavalry
no

we'll never see this place again
i will see to it
no one will ever find us here
we'll never see this place again
i will see to it
no one will ever find us here
no, no, no, no
no, no, no, no

i promise you better things from now on
i'm gonna love you like my own son
no more the me that you use to meet out here at night
i swear, i swear

and i'm gonna love you like my very own son
like my very own blood, i swear
and i'm gonna love you like my very own son
like my very own blood, i swear
i will love you right there

sometimes i fear these hands of mine
let us never mention this again

and i'm gonna love you like my very own son
like my very own blood, i swear
and i'm gonna love you like my very own son
like my very own blood, i swear

i wanna tell ya this
this is all i can say
this is all i have
by the grace of god
by the grace of god
you know you know you know i am

how bitter fucking sweet
how bitter fucking sweet it is
i wanna tell you this

this is all that i can say
this is all that i can take
this is all that i can give

i wanna tell
i wanna tell ya
this is all i have

i wanna show
i wanna show ya
everything i have

i wanna tell
i wanna tell ya
this is all i have
this is all i have

how bitter fucking sweet
how bitter fucking sweet it is
i wanna tell you this

this is all that i can say
this is all that i can take
this is all that i can give

you brought this upon yourself
don't try to pin this one on me
tonight i give up at last
i'm now a memory of your past

i'll settle for the quiet type
oh this time i'll get it right
hold your breath, come and see
we're coming closer finally

here we are alas
how our days have come to pass
here we are alas
how our days have come to pass
here we are alas
how our days have come to pass

hey brothers sisters lovers
you are all i, all i need

i feel the ticks i feel the roaches
there's nothing we can do
i fall asleep to the sound of crickets
come feel my skin come touch my hair
there's leeches everywhere
let's stick around for the second coming
hold on hold on this is all they said
hold on hold on they're coming for your head tonight

she went down by the water
to give us some room
all i need is a good five minutes of your time
so we can sort things out and you can apologize
for making me feel like feel like a sell out
i don't feel like a sell out

she went down by the water
to give us some room
all i need is a good five minutes of your time
so we can sort things out and you can apologize
for making me feel like feel like a sell out
i don't feel like a sell out

i met horatio five years ago
outside of munich on the way to rome
it was 45 degrees and i could barely breathe
he waved and said, "hey come sit by me"
i was scared at first cos when he spoke it wasn't very soft
he told me about the life long love of his heart
had a t-shirt on that said "we're all gonna die alone"
i still believe that's true
oh i truly do

i want you to notice
i want you to care
oh horatio, oh horatio
i want you to notice
i want you to care
oh horatio, please don't go
please don't go

he was 22, unemployed with a perfect smile
on his way to paris no i never asked why
his english was as bad as mine but i will
remember those hours for the rest of my days

i want you to notice
i want you to care
oh horatio, oh horatio
i want you to notice
oh horatio, please don't go
please don't go

this isn't love this is shelter
and i wanna tell you that tonight
i feel warm here in my head i feel warm
here in my chest i feel warm
locked in your arms i feel warm

this isn't real this is lovely
this isn't tension this here is reason
this is all i can say aloud i feel aloud

and i feel warm here in my head i feel warm
here in my chest i feel warm
locked in your arms i feel warm

this isn't love this is shelter
i wanna tell you that something here isn't working
i wanna find me a sign in the shape of things
this isn't love this is me

and i feel warm here in my head i feel warm
here in my chest i feel warm
locked in your arms i feel warm

warm, here in my head i feel warm
here in my head i feel warm
here in my chest i feel warm
locked in your arms i feel warm
here in my heart i feel warm
here in my head i feel warm
here in my chest i feel warm
locked in your arms i feel warm

there is a war between us
i wanna give you something
there is a force that drives us
there is a war between us
i wanna build you something
there is a force that binds us

and you know how it feels
so you learn to forget
and you learn at the end
that it's best to pretend
is this the end?

there is a war between us
i wanna give you something
there is a force that drives us
there is a war between us
i wanna build you something
there is a force that binds us

and you know how it feels
so you learn to forget
and you learn at the end
that it's best to pretend
is this the end?

it's cold in here, the music is too loud
i hate this place, i hate this crowd
should leave i guess i know i should
'cos it feels just like you said it would

the music stops and in the blink of an eye
she tells me to give it a try
could stay i guess, i know i could
'cos it feels just like you said it would
oh it feels just like you said it would

all things considered i feel quite alright today
i don't remember where i was i don't remember who i was with
i shouldn't have had that last dance
i shouldn't have had that last drink

and i'm sorry for whatever i did to make you leave
'cos last night they had to carry me home

whoever you thought you met it sure as hell wasn't me
i may not remember a thing but i do remember that much

and i'm sorry for whatever i did to make you leave
'cos last night they had to carry me home

working keeps me sane i know
how many ships can one man row
close my eyes drain for blood
leeches brought the cleansing flood

hooray, hooray

patching up my broken bones
filling jars with kidney stones
losing weight do you wanna see
cancer taking a crack at me

hooray, hooray

roses around two oak tree hearts
burn me up and spread the parts
lucky you there's cake and wine
first we mourn and then we dine

hooray, hooray

all in good time
i will wait for no one
i will stop for nothing
don't care about a thing

all in good time
i won't stop to rest
i won't stop to sleep
i don't need no sleep

cos i wanna find love here
so where are you going?
my...

please be still
so i can adjust myself
i'm so close now
i'm so close
go back to the day
your covers were red [my...]
what do i see?
you laugh at me
you laugh at me child

oh this is my
my only one
like it or not
soon i'll be gone
and i could never live
live like you learned
fly like you fly
say what you say
and i'm almost done
and the fine line between
this and some dream
is that i sold my soul
for something
i could never give
this isn't me

where do i go?
where do i run?
where do i find
peace of mind?

i took a drive down the southern coast
i wanna find me something else
i wanna be with somebody i'm not

it is time for the lowdown
aaahhhhhh

this is the blood of christ
and a damn fine beaujolais
i wanna be with somebody i'm not

it is time for the lowdown
aaahhhhhh
it's time for the lowdown

and i'm the greatest lie to walk these streets
and i stumble on my own feet
this right here is a love affair
with a bottle so sweet and fair
you can't hold a good man down
and i'm the greatest lie in this whole damn town
i don't feel like wasting more time
it's time for the lowdown
ah, ah, ah
it's time for the lowdown
ah, ah, ah

a strange and wonderful thing has happened here
it's a miracle of some sort nothing to fear
she laughed and said 'would you make mine a double'
i smiled and thought 'you'll offer me nothing but trouble'

it's a strange and wonderful thing to feel this way
it's a miracle of some sort to hear you say
that tonight you don't wanna be alone
we'll stop for chinese on our way home

she laughed and said 'would you make mine a double'
i smiled and thought 'you'll offer me nothing but troub

a precious kiss from your luscious lips
is more than any man could stand
a glimpse underneath your silver skirt
is a miracle
the scent of your skin your ivory skin
is the thing one would kill a man in an instant to get close to

but i'll wait for the day
you will see you can't say no to me

one more day is a life span and i would give anything
to be the one that tears off your wings

but i'll wait for the day
you will see you can't say no to me
and everything is gonna be o.k.
is gonna be o.k.

raise the chandelier
light the candles dear
i feel your breath so near
i feel your breath here

burn it to the ground
this is what i've found
that it's you child
that it's you child

down this worn down trail
we run although so frail
oh yes we must prevail
oh yes we must prevail

burn it to the ground
this is what i've found
that it's you child
that it's you child
that it's you child

where are we now
we are pilots

i walk around for days
i search for bits and pieces among the leeches
the buzzing in my head the ringing in my ears
is so elaborate
but i love that sound
i love that sound

tell me what here is at stake
i walk around the earthquakes
i love that sound they/it make/s
i love that sound
oh i love that sound
i love that sound

look for the green emergency light
we are departing tonight
so follow the sound of the sirens outside
grab what you can
god knows we have tried

who are all these people running around
we'll break through the walls
we'll come crashing down
so open the doors and don't breathe the smoke
please do your best not to choke, not to choke

this lucky escape of mine
works like a charm every time
this lucky escape of mine
works like a charm every time

who are all these people running around
we'll break through the walls
we'll come crashing down
open the doors and don't breathe the smoke
please do your best not to choke

this lucky escape of mine
works like a charm every time
this lucky escape of mine
works like a charm every time

put on your shoes and your emerald coat
the one all worn that you say you love
bring a scarf it might be cold
how 'bout a late night picture show

my love, my love, can't you see
i'm out on a limb

we're eating peaches by the half
from an asian labled can
watching james as mister smith
dozing off to the washington stills

my love, my love, can't you see
i'm out on a limb

the night is still young as we step outside
your kiss, it takes me by surprise
'you smoke to much' you say with a smile
i never know what you mean

my love, my love, can't you see
i'm out on a limb
my love, don't you know
i'm out on a limb for you

finish your drink and we'll buy you another one
there's plenty more where that came from we've just begun
so lean your head right back and ponder this
where is it i've been, what did i miss

my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again

bring me that bottle of brandy the one from france
a few glasses of this and then come the dance
my lips and my tounge has turned out blue
you laughed right in my face before i knew

my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again

where is it i've been what is it i've missed
is he the one that you kissed
where is it i've been what is it i've done
has the night just begun
where do i go why can't you come

my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again
my mind's gone drifting again

hey honey, hey lover, tell me what this is
is this all that i'll ever get from you
hey honey, hey lover, you could have left by now
am i the only one that sees that something here is wrong

but hey, won't you stay
you know that i won't say i won't say anything
lord you know that i don't i don't want it that
lord you know that i don't i don't want it that way
i don't want it that way

oh father help me, so please give me strength
i need a little time to sort out where i'm coming from
i'll buy you some roses and i'll buy you lilies too
'cos there ain't never gonna be nobody else there for you

but hey won't you stay
you know that i won't say, i won't say anything
lord you know that i don't i don't want it that
lord you know that i don't i don't want it that way
i don't want it that way

but hey won't you stay
you know that i won't say i won't say anything
lord you know that i don't i don't want it that
lord you know that i don't i don't want it that way
i don't want it that way

it starts in the afternoon after we've downed a few
we argue for an hour then soak for two
you ask me about the future and what i think it'll bring
i freeze up and can't think of a single thing

is this the life that you wanna live
i've given you all that i possibly can give
i wonder why the hell you're still here with me
this isn't how i wanted things to be

you ramble on about the way that i make you feel
and that nothing i say, nothing i do is real
let's hope by tomorrow all memories of this are gone
i guess all you needed was someone you could lean on

is this the life that you wanna live
i've given you all that i possibly can give
i wonder why the hell you're still here with me
this isn't how i wanted things to be

go my old hound and find us a place to sleep
it's well about time we rest our weary bones
we've been out here in these woods for days on end
i can hear the trees whispering and the wolves are howling for me

but hey, my sweet
will ya please
tell me something
that i can believe

i hate how the people use to look at us
two drunken buffoons roaming the streets at night
this is my last night underneath your roof
by this time come next week i'll be on my own

but hey, my sweet
will ya please
tell me something
that i can believe
that i can believe
oh, that i can believe
that i can believe

i'll meet you out somewhere in town
someplace nice where no one will frown
it's been a year since the last time
we met out here for some gin and lime

hey you wake up wake up
this is the final and last boarding call
from it all

i got your postcards they all look the same
from stupid places with long stupid names
whenever you read them they don't say a thing
it's weird how much joy they bring

hey you wake up wake up
hey you wake up wake up
this is the final and last boarding call
from it all

dressed in full i'm ready to go
i've got a cab waiting outside my front door
my plane leaves within the hour
i know i won't be coming back no more
i left my flat i left my friends i left my job
it was bound to be this way
and as i leave the ground i start to think about
everything you made me say

things will never be the same again
things will never be the same again

faking sleep to avoid a conversation
with the lady sitting next to me
i say i'm sorry to hear about your husband
now would you please leave me be
she turns her head and starts to cry
i apologize and gently rub her hand
an hour passes, we read our books, buckle up and get ready to land

things will never be the same again
things will never be the same again

get my bags and board the train
next stop london the second time around
i say a silent prayer to the lord above
i made it through and i'm still alive and sound
i know we've had our differences
but our love just never seems to fade
and when the good times come around it's worth the lot
on this i won't be swayed
thinking about the things i left
and the life i could have had
but then your kiss reminds me of
that the life i live ain't all that bad

everything is easier on the second time around
everything is easier on the second time around
oh, everything is easier the second time around
oh, everything is easier on the second time around