send your soldiers into play you never know when they will expire light all your candles in the day rituals to rob the night of its power broken teeth, secrets bleed load your gun with silver bullets send your soldiers into play you never know when they will expire light all your candles in the day rituals to rob the night of its power take a bite, take a bite of your beloved indulge that piece of your darker nature werewolves didn't let it stop them and neither should that voice in you tough, tough, every bit was so tough until he finally succumbed into what you know you all want to become don't fight it if you know it's true my soldiers don't know what it's like to lose all you gotta do is choose, yeah send your soldiers into play you never know when they will expire light all your candles in the day rituals to rob the night of its power they say fake it til you make it but you made it and now you gotta fake it doesn't that make you mad? they've got silver bullets with your name silver chains for the same; a muzzle for your service doesn't that make you sad? lighting candles don't protect you, rituals are fake I've set the hounds on his trail and you don't have to wait take a bite, take a bite, you know you want to see if you wear depravity as well as it wears me send your soldiers into play you never know when they will expire light all your candles in the day rituals to rob the night of its power broken teeth, secrets bleed load your gun with silver bullets take a bite, yeah

use your imagination, imagine happiness I know it's possible, I've tried it take my hand in yours, is that real enough for you? you know I'm nervous, you feel it, but I'm still here, I'll conquer your fear for the both of us, let it fall away you blend right in to the falling leaves come out to me and play let's go to your bathing pool the one you said fits two I know you want to let me in touch me, I said you could do all the things you want to do don't convince yourself it's not for you dive in deep, dive in the water's running blue dive in deep, swim with me promise it's all true I'll be floating I'll be waiting I'll be floating I'll be waiting for you I don't get the way you look at me what do you see when you close your eyes? is it me or do you let someone else run wild? what do you want this time? you can have it, I'm just confused you say this, and then you want that and all I ever wanted was to keep up with you so what am I supposed to ask let's go to your bathing pool the one you said fits two I know you want to let me in touch me, I said you could do all the things you want to do don't convince yourself it's not for you dive in deep, dive in the water's running blue dive in deep, swim with me promise it's all true I'll be floating I'll be waiting I'll be floating I'll be waiting for you the one time you told me "don't let this fall apart" I wanted to tell you I didn't think I had the heart but let's go to your bathing pool the one you said fits two I know you want to let me in so let yourself in, and I'll be waiting for you dive in deep, dive in the water's running blue dive in deep, swim with me promise it's all true I'll be floating I'll be waiting I'll be floating I'll be waiting for you

every tuesday night we'll meet up by the river you'll call it love and I'll say that I believe ya every tuesday night you'll fuck me under the bleachers and I'll fill your holes too, the ones that fit your feelings don't you dare look down now that you've jumped so high I'm tired, you're tired, but your hand's between my thighs I will trust you when there's no one left in this town alive but right now I'm too drunk to care about your gun against my spine you make me feel like I am not myself you make me feel like you love someone else so much, so much left unsaid but let's just, let's just play pretend that I could leave and you would let me though I don't care anyway if I want to find myself a silver lining I'll crawl back home from work and think about us hiding, 'cause no one needs to know what you do to me in private and I have fun with it, I think I am an addict don't you dare look down now that you've jumped so high I'm tired, you're tired, but your hand's between my thighs I will trust you when there's no one left in this town alive but right now I'm too drunk to care about your gun against my spine you make me feel like I'm not myself you make me feel like you love someone else so much, so much left unsaid but let's just, let's just play pretend that I could leave and you would let me though I don't care anyway that I could leave and you would let me like we are that kind of play like I'm not me and you're not angry and I don't care anyway don't tell me it's not nice just say that we look great together watch your language, what's your vice? just look away; fuck you, whatever don't tell me to love myself self-care is having fun forever I promise I'm having fun we're having so much fun together because you make me feel like i am not myself you make me feel like I am someone else so much, so much to be said but let's just, let's just play pretend that I'm not me and you don't mind the mess we're making in your bed that I could leave and you would let me like I could leave and you would let me like I'd know what to do without you

it isn't hard to leave marks on skin it's so much harder to leave them within you know I wanted to leave them in you too you told me I'm the one that you've been waiting for so many words and I always want more getting sick, choking on your cigarette love but wait for me, just wait I'll catch my breath someday so much for the second wind, so much for everything three cheers for lonely love and an audience of one it's the silence after the shot did you leave the damage or not? loving you is like looking down the barrel of a smoking gun and I do it for fun never mind the way you looked at me before though I'd like to see it come around once more burning with abandon, warming up my heart now you play with the dogs, and when you look at me I see the same expression, and the truth hits I'm just a plaything, not someone you would miss but wait for me, just wait I'll catch my breath someday and be enough to keep you from walking away so much for summer love, so much for wanting us three cheers from my deepest heart, your audience of one it's the silence after the shot did you leave the damage or not? loving you is like looking down the barrel of a smoking gun and I do it for fun, something is very wrong with me better not miss a moment the moment that'll soon be gone tell you every piece is broken that'll give you a bit of fun never ask what I'm holding I did it all for love my heart might be breaking but that's what I want I promise it's what I want you left your mark within burns that smell like sin but wait for me, just wait I'll catch my breath someday so much for the second wind, so much for everything three cheers for lonely love and an audience of one it's the silence after the shot did you leave the damage or not? loving you is like looking down the barrel of a smoking gun and I do it for fun I do it for fun, I did it all for fun

I was sitting in the car trying to tell a story 'bout my life and your life too and it was mostly lies; just prophecies and things but a part of me thought it was true a part of me thought it was true so, I wake up in the morning, and I wake up in the night and I wonder if it's possible to hurt too much to try then you crown me with antlers, tell me to run and hide I've seen a god naked and won't make it out alive I didn't mean it you didn't see it I never thought I would destroy myself for you so, make me feel it I don't believe it what did I do to make you think that I betrayed you so, I wake up in the morning, and I wake up in the night and I spin wheels of dreaming that dissolve in the light and I touch myself to sirens that speak of my demise did I want this from you all along? I think I saw it in your eyes. feel the body heat of everything you've ever loved die feel the baptism of sweat that's rolling down your spine your halo that marks me as a saint don't protect me from the horrors you leave in your wake I didn't mean it you didn't see it I never thought I would destroy myself for you so, make me feel it I don't believe it what did I do to make you think that I betrayed you just sitting where I was, just sitting I can't escape from your love you know me too well, dragged me through hell and I know it's just a game you play but I was never good at games so, I wake up in the morning, and I wake up in the night and I know that it's possible to hurt too much to try then you crown me with antlers, tell me to run and hide I've seen a god naked and won't make it out alive I didn't mean it you didn't see it I never thought I would destroy myself for you so, make me feel it I don't believe it what did I do to make you think that I betrayed you

if you're going to break into my house tonight don't twist the knife halfway and leave me here alive there's no place for a cripple in this land so, smash my spine and break my neck and make sure that I'm dead chase me to the bitter end don't back away now that you've built this bed lay down in it, let the blood soak through face to face with your crime, no need to be more cruel (your dogs did some dirty work but they didn't do it all) in this world or the next, not held to half-existence don't twist the knife halfway you might as well burn all that's left so if you're going to break into my house tonight don't twist the knife halfway and leave me here alive there's no place for a cripple in this land so, smash my spine and break my neck and make sure that I'm dead I'm done asking why, I just want it to be over don't care about my pride, and I won't face my death sober you think my fear is tasty, so I won't make you hunt face to face with your dream, just don't make it hurt (please just don't make it hurt) in this world or the next, not held to half-existence don't twist the knife halfway you might as well burn all that's left everything looks so beautiful from here up above, everything is so clear if you're going to break into my house tonight don't twist the knife halfway and leave me here alive there's no place for a cripple in this land so, smash my spine and break my neck and make sure that I'm dead

you sent your soldiers and I thought they were mine I remember when you said "everything is fine" when I look out my window it's a siege of attrition when did that happen, and should I have listened? I'd fight for my freedom, stand up for my pride but you sent all the soldiers that I thought were mine

deeper into the woods alone with the crying of wolves oh, brothers, there's no help for me here oh, sisters, will you collect all my tears lead me into the night branches hiding me from the light 'cause I am a dead man walking broken beyond my years and nobody listens, 'cause nobody grew I woke up in pieces and nobody knew brothers and sisters running out to work and trampling over my corpse in the dirt so, no more hanging around six feet under the ground deeper into the woods alone with the crying of wolves oh, brothers, there's no help for me here oh, sisters, will you collect all my tears lead me into the night branches hiding me from the light 'cause I am a dead man walking broken beyond my years and my antlers get caught on the low-hanging moss and with every breath, I know you're not far chasing me until my lungs burst again you never were a gentleman but you like me this way, so this way I'll stay deeper and deeper and deeper remain deeper into the woods growing into my roots dead man walking, but I'll walk no more bloody feet planted in bloody dirt you want me alive only after I'm dead and all that I wanted was a place to rest deeper into the woods alone with the crying of wolves oh, brothers, there's no help for me here oh, sisters, will you collect all my tears lead me into the night branches hiding me from the light 'cause I am a dead man walking broken beyond my years