This city was made of gold,
but my god who would have known
now the buildings lie in ruins and the ashes drift like snow
falling all around
as the embers heat the ground
on which we slip into deep sleep beneath these sheets comprised of fire
Lately I've been waking up with my hands around your throat
and disappointment sets the scene as I'm torn from fertile dreams
So, I try and keep my eyes shut,
because I just can't get enough
of this bullshit serenade of rage and what we once considered lust
but its all just turned to hate
and its all right here on this page
some paper scrap with ink thrown down, but its my only escape.
(chorus again)
So it all comes down to this
we'll end this thing with bloody fists
and broken promises whispered from busted lips
if we don'l loosen this grip
we've had around each others necks
then we'll end up burning in the fire of our regrets.
This was YOU, not I, so clip those wings right off because you'll never fly!
YOU, NOT I, so chase yourself right back into a corner of life.