bus rides, cracked paperbacks. all sidelines, no arrogance, no galaxies to play around in. never mind my resonance, never mind my emptiness; I’m more than ready to grow. and I’m running towards the sound like oh-eyo-eyo, and it blooms on me, and I’m ready to grow. just running towards the sound like oh-eyo-eyo, never mind that I’ve never been farther from gold. up and down, up and down, never forward, just around. but now it’s springtime for my soul. everything, everything, everything to the sound. everything, everything, everything goes. everything, everything comes alive when faced with a reason to grow. and everybody, everybody needs a friend, nobody’s good at growing alone. I could do so much more with your hands, than I ever could on my own. so never mind my resonance, never mind my emptiness; I’m more than ready to grow. and I’m running towards the sound like oh-eyo-eyo, and it blooms on me, and I’m ready to grow. just running towards the sound like oh-eyo-eyo, never mind that I’ve never been farther from gold. up and down, up and down, never forward, just around. but now it’s springtime for my soul. up and down, up and down, never forward, just around. but now it’s springtime for my soul.

it comes again and again and again. like fire over my head, head, head. leave before it spreads; it comes again like fire over my head. it comes again like fire over my head. it comes again and again and again. "what goes around comes around," that's what you said. come towards me and towards you it spreads. now there might be redemption for me if I could see it. stained glass shards, I harden my heart, but you see right through it. and it comes over again. it comes over again. it comes over again. I said never again and again and again, only water on my head, head, head. push me to the edge, it comes again like fire over my head. it comes again like fire over my head. it comes again and again and again. I'm tired of lying, always over my head, come towards me and towards you it spreads. now there might be redemption for me if I could see it. stained glass shards, I harden my heart, but you see right through it. and it comes over again.

oh, what did you mean? do you think before you speak? do you hear yourself? what did you mean? why won't you leave it alone? you can't carry yourself home. you can't carry them all. you can't carry them all. so we left it to the wind, left it to the rain, left it for the flowers to grow over. we left it like a grave. maybe you'll find it someday. we let it go. we let it go. shadowboxer on the wall, you can't stop him at all. we left it for the wind, left it for the rain, left it for the flowers to grow over. we left it like a grave. maybe you'll find it someday. we left it for the wind, left it for the rain, left it for the flowers to grow over.

I could never be in love with you. I can't let myself be your friend. and for all the good it does, I don't know you yet. but every love song that I write, it's addressed to you. and every time I almost cry, it's because of you. damned if I do, only lonely if I don't; I wish you could give me hope. don't I deserve hope? I am not afraid of you, I'm afraid of the choice you give me. I'm afraid of my answer. as I should be. as I should be. cause every love song that I write, it's addressed to you. and every time I cry at night, it's because of you. and in my dreams you're always right, you know how to fix me. I don't know who else to trust; I don't like the answers they give me. damned if I do, only lonely if I don't; I wish you could give me hope. damned if I do, only lonely if I don't; I wish you could give me hope. cause every love song that I write is addressed to you. and every time I cry at night, it's because of you. I don't want to be in love with you. I'm in love with the idea of you.

it’s the spark in your sigh that wakes me every time. it’s the lifeline in your eyes that rips me back to life. if I ever hurt you again, I’ll never let it go. whisper in my ear your last amen, and hope you know enough to hope. I run, run away. I run, run, run away. the farther I get from your optimism, the more that I wish I had stayed. the more that I wish I had stayed. the more that I wish I had stayed. my weakness is no lie, it drags you down again. straight from your perch on high. I'm sorry for my sins. why would you let me in? I run, run away. I run, run, run away. the farther I get from your optimism, the more that I wish I had stayed. I run, run away. I run, run, run away. I can’t shake the feeling I'll always go wrong, so tell me what is there to say? tell me what there is to say. wake me up, pull me closer, let go of the rain. wake me up, pull me closer, let go of the rain. wake me up, pull me closer, wake me up, pull me closer, let go of the rain. I run, run away. I run, run, run away. the farther I get from your optimism, the more that I wish I had stayed. I run, run away. I run, run, run away. it’s the best thing to do, it’s the best thing for you, but I really wish I had stayed. oh, I really wish I had stayed, I really wish I had stayed.

take a step in the right direction; a new breath to clear the air. don’t you see my whole heart don’t you see it right there. lift again, lift me up and over, overhead, over all my life. though I know you don’t know, know all of my insides. white teeth against the blue when my eyes fell on you, but I knew you weren’t laughing at me. kind of a dumb thing to do but I really like you, it’s all out there for you to see. (I really like you) but all that glitters is not gold, often have you heard that told. to your strict’st decrees I’ll sign my name, and if we bleed, we will bleed the same, and if we bleed we will bleed the same, and if we bleed we will bleed the same. a midas in rose gold; the smallest touch and I unfold. yet unable to grow; sorrow’s grudges placed in hold. so again and again, again and again you hover in my head in my head ’til I can hardly stand the thought of you. white teeth against the blue when my eyes fell on you, but I knew you weren’t laughing at me. kind of a dumb thing to do but I really like you, it’s all out there for you to see. but all that glitters is not gold, often have you heard that told. to your strict’st decrees I’ll sign my name, and if we bleed, we will bleed the same. fire burns across the dark, for the arsonist of this heart. I know no more of you than your name, and that if we bleed, we will bleed the same. all that glitters is not gold, often have you heard this told. to your strict’st decrees I’ll sign my name, and if we bleed, we will bleed the same. fire burns across the dark, for the arsonist of this heart. I know no more of you than your name, and that if we bleed, we will bleed the same; if we bleed, we will bleed the same.

under the window of my great blue bedroom, the river brings home the point that I’m ineffectual. why am I lonely? why am I tired? I slept for 8 hours, why don’t I feel nicer? heaven help me or leave me alone. straight face for the crowd, you don’t think we’re insane, but I’d lose my mind just to find my place. so take me away. take me away. save me from mondays. I’m on the hunt for something bigger than disasters, flowing as the ocean and taller than the rafters. why am I so scared? why am I sad? why do happy songs make me feel bad? heaven help me or leave me alone. straight face for the crowd, you don’t think we’re insane, but I’d lose my mind just to find my place. so take me away. take me away. save me from mondays. save me from mondays.

I think these are our sunset days. baptism by fire is how we’ll be saved. do you mind? do you mind? I’m trying not to think about it all of the time. I’m fine, I swear to you I’m fine. I’ll be fine until I’m losing my mind smoke tricks messing with my head once again, smoke tricks saying things I never said. smoke tricks leaving my intestines on the floor. smoke tricks saying you can’t do this anymore. you can’t do this anymore. I don’t know how to make it right, (don’t say it’s alright, don’t say it’s alright) hiding several shadows with smoke in your eyes. everything I say is a waste of time; lock me out of sight, lock me out of mind. I would never blame you for hating who I find myself becoming at the best of times. smoke tricks messing with my head once again, smoke tricks saying things I never said. smoke tricks leaving my intestines on the floor. smoke tricks saying you can’t do this anymore. you can’t do this anymore. smoke tricks messing with my head once again, smoke tricks saying things I never said. smoke tricks leaving my intestines on the floor. smoke tricks saying you can’t do this anymore. you can’t do this anymore.

we couldn’t leave the city, we couldn’t leave, we couldn’t leave. and everything under the surface bleeds and bleeds. and I want it to be alright. hindsight can’t make it fine. I’m sorry I was tongue-tied, I’m sorry I never found the space in my mind for you and your aftersight. there’s always a better way. I’m sorry I don’t want to stay. cause we are not for long. after sight comes the better things. so I spend my longing on starlight and angel wings. we could never feel right, we couldn’t feel, we couldn’t feel. and everything we thought was right wasn’t real. maybe this is all exaggeration, maybe it’s all fine. but I’m sorry I was tongue-tied, I’m sorry I never found the space in my mind for you and your aftersight. there’s always a better way. I’m sorry I don’t want to stay. cause we are not for long. after sight comes the better things. so I spend my longing on starlight and angel wings. and everything flows back to the sea. just because there’s a better way doesn’t mean that it’s for me. you never found the key; after sight comes the better things.