Lyrics
Valley Of Casualties
Night is creeping through our neighbourhood
Tucking in the indian sun
Throwing shadows on the asphalt plane
Kids playin baby if you love me smile
Saying “i love you, but i just cant smile”
And laughing cuz its just a game
We wade through the valley of casualties
caused by all the things that we
deny ourselves in the wake of a world
that’s stuck behind traffic lights
no longer do i need to be be blinded
from the things that i desire
the things that i desire
My friends, feels like theyre aging at a rapid pace
Soft faces in a hard parade
left with no one but themselves to blame
Snow never seems to find its way down south
always waiting for a season to change
never get to see the Ice Capades
We wade through the valley of casualties
caused by all the things that we
deny ourselves in the wake of a world
that’s stuck behind traffic lights
no longer do i need to be be blinded
by the things that i desire
the things that i desire
We wade through the valley of casualties
caused by all the things that we
deny ourselves in the wake of a world
that’s stuck behind traffic lights
no longer do i need to be be blinded
by the things that i desire
the things that i desire
Sleepwalking
theres danger in conversation
i think the neighbors are listening in
tongues turn to razors
sizing us up for penetration
human nature, medicate till your numb
it costs a fraction of what youll be worth
theyll make a fortune
selling us back to our saviour
you spend half your life in the past
the other half in a trance
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
if we were braver we could flee like criminals
avoid the capture of responsibility
live under cover just like we used to be
before bad posture
you spend half your life in the past
the other half in a trance
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
you spend half your life in the past
the other half in a trance
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
Gone For Good
If you’re gone be gone for good
dont make the mistakes i would
you can’t pin your dreams on guys like me
so if you’re gone be gone for good
And if you hurt, then hurt me too
for all the shit that you been through
it’s an eye for an eye and my black for your blues
so if you hurt then hurt me too
Underneath and In-between
All the armor and and fallen leaves
There is a life, for a price, a relief
Paper planes and wooden boats
All anchored still
i wish you will, from your windowsill
But if you love, just love yourself
Dont buy those lies they sell
Theres no greater myth than happiness
so if you love, just love yourself
Dont hang your dreams from broken beams
and if you’re gone be gone for good
And if you love, then hurt me too
Bury It Low
I put the hammer down
We’re burning bridges tonight
I let my hunger drown
In pools of flames and parasites
Heroes turn villians if the sunsets
And you let your guard start to fall
Its alright, we gonna build us a wall
I wore that thorny crown
Dressed up in silks and sacrifice
It only slowed me down
In self control and too polite
Rejection reflects all the feelings you flex
And prefix with regret
But tonight we’re gonna let it blow
We dig the deepest hole
Bury our hearts below
So no one can find it again
And make you want to feel so low
so alone
so low
Take off those hand me downs
You look so frail in skin so tight
You wanna own this town
You best be ready to fight
Secrets are secrets cuz trust is your weakness
And you couldn’t keep it
So now we gonna let it all out
We dig the deepest hole
Bury our hearts below
So no one can find it again
And make you want to feel so low
so alone
so low
Remember Everything
Darling yer so cynical
laundered your heart with chemicals
just one too many times
now there’s x’s for your eyes
Underneath the microscope
with all the things you couldn’t cope
its a further fall from where you stood
from such a privileged neighbourhood
But our tongues
are tied around each other
we are well hung
from the branches of our brothers arms
if it was up to me
id leave the light on when you sleep
wrap a ribbon around your finger
to remember everything
So you make your bed
and say your prayers
air out all the stagnant stares
that left ring around your roses
and you pockets full of rotten poses
in-between the bars
and better off than your dark heart
everyone feels like an animal
all alone and in the dark
But our tongues
are tied around each other
we are well hung
from the branches of our brothers arms
if it was up to me
id leave the light on when you sleep
wrap a ribbon around your finger
to remember everything
remember everything
Proposition
When all of our friends have gone home
and all of our time left is alone
When my voice loses its tone
and our bodies are skin dangling off the bone
Would you still love me
Could you still love me
Like I’d love you
When you’ve finally lost your nerve
and you see that I’m much less than you deserve
Would you still love me
Could you still love me
Like I’d love you
When memory starts fading away
and I’m finding less things to speak every day
when every night leaves us cold and gray
and for richer or poorer left us poor all the way
Would you still love me
Could you still love me
Like I’d love you
Sweet Chariot
We’ve been wandering all night
Throught this desert called our lives
i’ve been looking for blue sky light
but the sun’s like a spotlight, it lights me on fire
So whatcha want
whatcha want
whatcha waitin for
the night is ours, babe
we can take it all
i seen enuff
seen enuff
now we’re gettin bored
come an’ give us more
whatcha waitin for
it’s not your fault
not your fault
it’s how we were born
and i warn you all
now we’re coming for ya
this time victory is ours
woah oh
Now you’re sick of the nightlife
you’re like a dear in the headlights
and the weakest of punchlines
you’re like a knife in a gunfight
YEAH!
So whatcha want
whatcha want
whatcha waitin for
the night is ours, babe
we can take it all
i seen enuff
seen enuff
now we’re gettin bored
come an’ give us more
whatcha waitin for
it’s not your fault
not your fault
it’s how we were born
and i warn you all
now we’re coming for ya
this time victory is ours
woah oh
We will not suffer mistakes of our fathers
Sweet Chariot take us away
No, we will not suffer mistakes of our fathers
Sweet Chariot take us away
Poison The Truth
On the lower east side
With their mouth open wide
All the boys kitten call at you
And you’ve made up your mind
That your leaving this time
But I know you wont follow through
Its enough just to trust
That the knots in your guts
They wont poison the truth
And whats left is the test
That you fail like the rest
When you harbour your youth
Don’t be sad…
You’re the best thing they’ll never have
Shake The Devil
When i held you down, you were kicking and screaming
Our worlds collided with all your demons
It scared the devil outta me
And it scared the devil outta you
Well i hit the ground, and i start believin
The room was spinnin, the walls were bleedin
it made a lion outta me
it made a lion outta me
just let the past live in the past
lay down your arm, unclench your fist
you’re not alone
This shithole town, it’s got all hacks for heroes
They all fail upwards just like my peers do
I gotta get the devil outta here
I cant get the devil outta here
Your momma told you touchin’ was sinnin
But not for touchin’, life aint worth living
She made a sinner outta me
So i made a sinner outta you
we’ll trade redemption in for flesh
just dim the lights and lose that dress
i’ll take you home
shake shake the devil outta me
shake shake the devil outta me
shake shake the devil outta me
lets put our hearts up to the test
cross yer fingers that we’re blessed
cuz we’re comin home
Hit The Lights
theres a switch that I can hit
to make the pain subside
first your lips then fingertips
sucking in your pride
if I were you how could you follow them into the ground
they’ll swallow you
hollow you
swallow you and then spit you
its only life after all
so hit the lights and crawl inside your dreams
theres a taste I cant spit out
his cigarettes on your mouth
the love you couldn’t live without
it will finally destroy you
I know what its like to be
Wrapped up in your sanity
I know what its like to feel less than nothing
Love you when you leave
Vivid as a plane wreck
Spilled out on the tarmac
I can feel my legs begin to quake
Oh I love to wear disguises
but I hate this maquerade
baby you and me
although we’re thick as thieves
the only time I love you
is when you leave
pulling teeth and deep stares
strung out in the spring air
I just hang my head out to dry
I could fake forever
but its just not worth the time
fingersnaps and handclaps
leapfrog all the deep cracks
a contradiction falling to the ground
im in misery without you
its just like your still around
baby you and me
although we’re thick as thieves
the only time I love you
is when you leave
timid as a tape deck
spilling all the same shit
my attention span left long ago
but theres comfort in the knowledge that
i’ll probably die alone
baby you and me
although we’re thick as thieves
the only time I love you
is when you leave
baby you and me
as funny as it seems
the only time I love you
is when you leave
the only time I love you
is when you leave
Farewell
Im still grieving you
back in the old house where we lived
and these walls scare like tattoos
how i wish your ghost would let me live
so sing us a song for those who have died
whose footprints have faded,
but whose breath has survived
We’d give our whole lives for one moment in time
To live in the now and leave the past behind
All the angels have flown home
and i guess that leaves me to watch over me
and i’d hate to think of the damage i’d do
but it cant be worse than the memory of you
so sing us a song for those who have died
whose footprints have faded,
but whose breath has survived
We’d give our whole lives for one moment in time
To live in the now and leave the past behind
