You'd Be In Good Shape if You Ran Like Your Mouth Does

lie to all your friends say everything is alright
let them sing you sad songs in the night
remember the bells, the cheap champagne?

remember the vows? the looks you gave?

did your lungs ever tire of the poison?
you're changing colors with the season
i never said i didn't believe
but i've got no faith in you and me

pull down all the trees
burn down all these clouds
tell your God what you thought you knew about

well its saturday night, the party's just right

and can you feel him coming closer, closer, closer?

then it's sink or swim, but your heart's made of lead

and it's sink or swim, but your lungs are dead

too bad it wasn't a mutual head

too bad it wasn't a common existence

did your lungs ever tire of poison?
because you're full of everything but reason
i never said i didn't believe
but i've got no faith in you or me

we're all dead, pull down all the trees
everything's said, burn down the clouds
breathe in (run away), breathe in (run away), breathe in (run away)

this glass house is crumbling

(but go ahead and pick up the knife)

like the house of cards on your black hole heart

(i'd like to see what you're made of)

but i hope my name tastes good in your mouth

(go ahead and pick up the knife)

because i lied when i said i was looking South

(i'd like to see what you're made of)

i hope my name tastes good on your tongue

(so go ahead and pick up the knife)

i hope it fits just right in your black lung

(i'd like to see what you're made of)

this glass house is crumbling

(but go ahead and pick up the knife)

like the house of cards on your black hole heart

(i'd like to see what you're made of)

but i hope my name tastes good in your mouth

(go ahead and pick up the knife)

because i lied when i said i was looking South

(i'd like to see what you're made of)

i hope my name tastes good on your tongue

(so go ahead and pick up the knife)

i hope it fits just right in your black lung

(i'd like to see what you're made of)

Cannon To A Whisper

from a cannon to a whisper,
he whispered "maybe i'll disappear"
play you songs from the road
with all these lyrics i stole
from torn up record sleeves
and all these secrets you don't keep

well you're so delicate, i became a machine
you're so delicate, i became a machine
you're so delicate, i became a machine
you're so delicate, i am, i am a machine

well it went from a cannon to a whisper
from a lover to a kisser
and you thought you were one step closer
but you've never been farther away
and i only wanted an answer
so whisper, whisper, whisper

well you're so delicate, i became a machine
you're so delicate, i became a machine
you're so delicate, i became a machine
you're so delicate, i am, i am a machine

we're all killers just like you
(cannon to a whisper)
we're all dying just like you
(take apart the words)
we're all killers just like you
(cannon to a whisper)
we're all dying just like you
(take apart the words)
we're starting fires just like you
(cannon to a whisper)
we're just as lost as you

we're gonna die like this you know,
rusted, faded and old
say i'd disappear, say i'd disappear,
say i won't, say i won't, say i won't
(are you sure? are you sure? are you sure?)
we're gonna die like this you know,
rusted, faded and old
say i'd disappear, say i'd disappear,s
ay i won't, say i won't, say i won't
(are you sure? are you sure? are you sure?)

Stranger At The Crossroads

blindlesly waiting
waiting on the lonely road
a stranger in white
lends me her hand and showed me what she knows

she began to sing a sinful tune
with a cold black look in her eyes
her voice erupted with a lustful rage 
and took me by surprise

her voice burned up the night sky
that haunting tone made my heart still
i asked her to teach me what she knew
and she said man go do my will

a kiss on the lips with a fiery touch
it grasped my soul within
as my voice sang a song of monstrous tales
i could tell this girl was sin

my heart soon filled with a flaming pain
to the ground my body slammed
have mercy on me i pleaded
she whispered no sympathy for the damned

now i wait on these crossroads alone
waiting for the next innocent hand
and when they ask for forgivness
i'll whisper no sympathy for the damned

Robbery Is Such An Ugly Word...

coat you in red, miss scarlet, (red)
and we'll paint this town something violent (red)
we'll carve our names in the city streets
and we'll leave the people on their knees, because
we're searching for nearly anyone
and inspiration's where we find it
not in the eyes of our ex loves
looking down the barrels of our guns...

we're, oh, we're the best of lovers
but we're dying to keep you here
and we are such magnificent liars
so forget whatever you hear...

so crawl in through my window miss...
placed on the sill
it'll shatter and you'll watch the glass glow
baby, as you pop another pill.

so then crawl out my window, miss (arson)
we'll watch the house burn down
everything we said we knew about,
well we never really found

boys, grab your .45's, we're here to leave some scars...
we're, oh, we're the best of lovers
(put your hands up, and your head down)
but we're dying to keep you here
(put your hands up, and your head down)
and we are such magnificent liars
(put your hands up, and your head down)
so forget whatever you hear...
(put your hands up, and your head down)

all the blacks clouds hang around our necks
and the funerals take their toll
lucky us, we found the inspiration
you traced in the fog on the window

we're looking for the light inside a well lit room
(like how your calendar's always pinned on summertime)
we're searching for the glow against the neon gloom
(i hate the fact that you are all of my best lines)
we're looking for the light inside a well lit room
(like how your calendar's always pinned on summertime)
we're searching for the glow against the neon gloom
(i hate the fact that you are all of my best lines)

boys, grab your .45's, we're here to leave some scars...
we're, oh, we're the best of lovers
(put your hands up, and your head down)
but we're dying to keep you here
(put your hands up, and your head down)
and we are such magnificent liars
(put your hands up, and your head down)
so forget whatever you hear...
(put your hands up, and your head down)
(put your hands up, and your head down)
(put your hands up, and your head down)
(put your hands up, and your head down)
(put your hands up, and your head down)

forget everything you hear

If I'm Just Bad News, Then You're A Liar

She said you had a head on your shoulders
and it looks like she was right
she said you were looking for love
but it seems you've lost all your sight

now i won't lecture
because you've been here before
but i won't cross my fingers
cause you're walking out that door

I'm done bleeding over you
just thought I'd let you know (i'm done, i'm done)
because it's obvious you're done with me
don't worry babe, I know i see

and now you're back into his arms again?
control, manipulating hands again?
am i even in your thoughts again?
painful, i know, manipulating your words again
suddenly everything has changed again

and now you're back into his arms again?
control, manipulating hands again?
am i even in your thoughts again?
painful, i know....

you gave me hope
of a time better spent
now it's breathe or choke
and now you're gasping for that oxygen

(you gave me hope)
so forget my name, forget my face,
(of a time better spent)
forget the way my lips used to taste
(now it's breath or choke)
forget my number, erase me from your slumber, oh,
(and you're gasping for that oxygen)
what number was i?
(you gave me hope)
you're just some lush, drunk, addict
(of a time better spent)
so forget my address... that's if you hadn't
(now it's breath or choke)
by the time he was taking off your dress
(and you're gasping for that oxygen)

I'm done bleeding over you
just thought I'd let you know (i'm done, i'm done)
because it's obvious you're done with me
don't worry babe, I know i see

I'm done bleeding over you
just thought I'd let you know (i'm done, i'm done)
because it's obvious you're done with me
don't worry babe, I know i see

Blend No. 27

do you ever think of me?
all this smoke, these cigarettes,
do you even think of me?
if not could you let me fade to obscurity?
but if so could you just....please... tell me?

smoke breaks in the middle of the night
hospital rooftops talking about fights
if i could watch the sunrise with you
i'd just about die

well hey thanks for coming to my show
did you know one of those songs i played for you?
i'm cheesy but you, you're soft and only,
and baby you, you're lost and loney,
and only you, well you're just like heaven
and it'll be worth going to prison
if that got a smile out of you

smoke breaks in the middle of the night
hospital rooftops talking about fights
if i could watch the sunrise with you
i'd swear to be alive
i'd swear i wasn't going anywhere
but i'm not giving up on you
so i'll pretend i'm winning you over
if you won't give up either

so what do you say love, what do you say?
come on, you used to give this away
so what do you say love, what do you say?
come on, you used to give this away

i'm trying not to fall into that same cliche
but it's what i'm best at, it's what i'm best at
that sunrise is coming and
i think i just about died

smoke breaks in the middle of the night
hospital rooftops talking about fights
if i could watch the sunrise with you
i'd swear to be alive

do you ever think of me?
all this smoke, these cigarettes,
do you even think of me?
do you even think of me?
have another 27, sweetie,
do you ever think of me?

Cardiomyopathy

it's so simple I thought, but you complicated everything,
one more glimpse of being sought, but you complicated everything
so paint your face up something nice, like a work of art
but it was something more like a movie's porn...
you're a terrible actress
bad costumes to match this,
hope you give up soon cause
i can't take much more of this

and i tried to fight this infection, i really did, i really did,
(it's complicated)
took all the right pills and all those injections, i really did, i really did
(and it's complicated)
but you complicated everything, you really did, you really did
(it's complicated)

now i'm lying on a gurney, and lying to the surgeon
"oh, no I don't smoke,
oh, no I don't drink.
oh, no I won't ever think of her again."
but she's watching through the glass,
watching heartbeats pass through monitors and vials filled with the past

and i tried to fight this infection, i really did, i really did,
(it's complicated)
took all the right pills and all those injections, i really did, i really did
(and it's complicated)
but you complicated everything, you really did, you really did
(it's complicated)

and these pills aren't working like they said did, like they said they did
so paint your face up something nice, like a work of art
pretend you used something other than lies, just this once
and just for tonight I'll cover up this broken heart
and find someone better than (you)
someone more deserving than (you)
find someone who just isn't you, just isn't you

and i tried to fight this infection, i really did, i really did,
(it's complicated)
took all the right pills and all those injections, i really did, i really did
(and it's complicated)
but you complicated everything, you really did, you really did
(it's complicated)

How To Start A Fire

under the covers, it was like a puzzle falling into place,
pieces of you attached to pieces of me and we're floating in space
watching stars explode with every kiss
and planets fall extinct with every "oh... miss..."

it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back
stay up so i can bring you down
(and it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back)
stay wired so i can calm you down
stay tight so i can ring you out

under the blankets we shared all our secrets
"nothing can hurt us here"
too bad we're both just liars, and sinners
and i was just a vessel for your sixth
"so oh, go see him, miss..."

it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back
stay up so i can bring you down
(and it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back)
stay wired so i can calm you down
(and it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back)
stay tight so i can ring you out

if our mouths were missles we'd be locked away
if our hands were razors we'd cut through our names
our bodies were weapons and we're designed
to bring this place down, cross all the lines
just to get to you, to you, to you
(to bring this place down, cross all the lines)
i hope this gets to you, to you, to you
(to bring this place down, cross all the lines...)

stay up so i can bring you down
(dreams only last one night)
i just want to hold you down
(dreams only last one night)
stay up so i can bring you down
(dreams only last one night)
i just want to hold you down

i'll hang from your words,
your faded breath
fall to my knees whenever she says
compliment the mess with baby's breath
i'll hang from your words,
your faded breath
fall to my knees whenever she says
compliment the mess with baby's breath

it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back
stay up so i can bring you down
(and it's a long drive, long drive)
stay wired so i can calm you down
(and it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back)
stay tight so i can ring you out

it's a long drive back, it's a long drive back
(and i hope this gets to you, to you)
stay up so i can bring you down
(cuz it's a long drive back, it's a long drive...)
stay wired so i can calm you down
(and i hope this gets to you, to you,)
stay tight so i can ring you out
(cuz it's a long drive...)

I'm Not Addicted, I Just Don't Want To Stop (Blur)

well i couldn't stop the burning in my ear
when you told me exactly what i wanted to hear
louder, louder with my microphone wrapped round your wrist
breathe in and out, come down, come down
breathe in and out, come down, come down

it's all such a blur to her to her to her
and it's all such a blur to this girl
and she just needs some attention
and she just wants some affection
and she just needs some direction
she could use in anything

i've often wondered if my teeth would fit in those heroine tracks marks stitched in your skin
if they did would you shoot me up?
tell all your friends about this loaded gun?
if they did, would you shoot me up?
if they did would you shoot me....
breathe in and out, come down, come down
breathe in and out, come down, come down

it's all such a blur to her to her to her
and it's all such a blur to this girl
and she can't fight this infection
and she's bruised from these injections
and she's left with these inflections
she could use in anything

you got us good, you got us good, serious like a heart attack
you got us good, you got us good, serious in paying back
you got us good, you got us good, serious like a heart attack
you got us good, you got us good, sharpened blade right through the back

whisper all your secrets in my microphone,
will it keep them? pray to God He keeps them
whisper all your secrets in my microphone,
will he keep them? pray to God he keeps them.

sickly, not sober, quickly, before we see her
sickly, not sober, quickly, before we see her

your ex best friends say intervention,
(only once the drugs are done i feel like dying,)
all your ex best friends say intervention,
(only once the drugs are done i feel like dying)

only once the drugs are done i feel like dying,
(and all your ex best friends say intervention,)
only once the drugs are done i feel like dying,
(and all your ex best friends say...)

all your ex best friends say intervention,
all your ex best friends say...