1.Country Boys Goddamn
You sing just like
un
caged
birds
til the trees are ablaze
the scribe licks his pen
come fly with me
rewrite our end
still, alive
still, alive
this is peace
they will never send for us
these walls have taught us
not to speak
not to feel
not to see
sing me to sleep
like this is home
sing for me
while we're alone
please stay
i need you here, my bird
dear god
call an ambulance
you sing just like
un
caged
birds
still, alive
still, alive
2.Surgical Tools
Damager
oh damager
with glass in your eyes
how do you see
how do you feel with your hands so posed
lets talk numbers
lets talk themes
now they've been ruined
see you next week
i missed the meeting
oh no
i've been away
lets be reborn
oh yeah
lets dig out graves and make them deep
oh god its a fashion trend
fortress lock your plague
damager dig your grave
though your pages
are torn and tattered
they still read you like a book
just close your eyes and walk away
we laid her down
opened her with
the sharpest blade we found
hoping inside
we'd find the cure
to our condition
but as graceful as the lady may have been
she still bled the blood that made her human
she shed roses on her bed
and she spoke in a winter wilted language
'i've sold my gold for blood red
she'll never cry another tear again'
3.The Alarm
A hard fall
on a rough path
her body her betrayer
she spoke as she fought back
to lose is to lose
but i'll never die for you
and now i'm saved with
the flare, the spark, the alarm
i am willing this
i'm not alone in this fight
you've made a curse of it
there's no excuse for the trite
not one
would they believe
the things we've done
this gives my sleepless nights
a reason to be home
they're crying out
as they make their way down
in the midst of all this drowning
what will come of us
swing now hard
the reveille sounds
was it worth it
they set the fire
with eyes so wide
a sudden sense of comfort
washed over them at once
they're crying out
as they make their way down
in the midst of it
what became
swing now hard
with eyes so wide
love is all there was
4.The Things He Carried
Light it up
a flash so thin
through a sky so grey
look away
our faces turned
its a plea to the ear
its a walk to my hands
its a fall to my feet
to find sympathy
now you're lost
in the dark
and nowhere to be found
but i know you'll be waiting there for us
his fortunes
our futures at hand
we light
light up like cities in the night
light this
like a happy scene
its a set
its all it takes
to trick our eyes
and fabricate
honest
honest goodbyes
now you're lost
in the dark
and nowhere to be found
but i know you'll be waiting there for us
our lives light up at times like these
at times
our lives
light up like cities in the night
his fortunes
our futures at hand
we light
light up like cities in the night
like rivers
we splinter
you don't have to leave
run away with me
5.Trophy Wives
Scarlet ribbons fall away.
She let’s down her hair
Polished lips that tear
Your heart from your chest
All you’re looking
All you’re looking for.
I’ve found.
Young love nursing an old soul.
I'll lay my pride down.
I am still for you.
And with a heart of gold,
I am still for you.
I see them looking.
The hearts,
You've broken, their queen!
They die for you
Darling, when we dance
And you sparkle, my prize
Kiss me with that look in your eye
So they know that you're mine
Beg love!
Take mercy!
Beg love!
Take mercy!
Filthy is
Only skin deep.
Mercy!
Mercy on me!
I'll lay my pride down.
I am still for you.
And with a heart of gold,
I am still for you.
You pretty thing.
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