LYRICS:

Give this to me now
Create it somehow
No complaining
Your work has just begun

Give this to me now
Make it somehow
God is waiting
Get it done

Life is turning around me
I’m glad that you’ve found me
But your failures astound me

And I am trying so hard here
Living with such fear
I'm so scared of drowning


Every single day they were slaving away
Trying hard not to say the wrong things
The pressure just grew ‘cause they weren’t being true
They were puppets on their delicate strings

The unobtainable star leaves a permanent scar
And betrayal that won’t go away
But with a desperate desire to go higher and higher
They demand that the puppets obey

Give this to me now
Create it somehow
God is waiting
Get it done

The Unobtainable Star

You were always a lover to the bastards and whores
The downtrodden looked normal to you
I was thinking I stood out from the crowd at your door
But maybe I was just downtrodden too--would that I knew

And how much would I give to see you again
And would you have to think twice to see me?

‘Cause I think I am broken, coming just as unglued
As all of those who are longing for you

I have too many thoughts to do myself any good
I try to explain them as if I understood
But you always would listen with nothing to prove
When I’d sit there and ramble to you

And how much would I give to see you again
And would you have to think twice to see me?

‘Cause I’m a walking contradiction and I reap what I sow
So I’ll stay here just longing for you

The Normal Downtrodden (Old Man Version)

LYRICS:

You never had to touch them to enrapture their hearts
Blue eyes at half mast with red lips slightly apart
A ghostly white face and hair that crashes like waves
If you handed me a shovel I’d start digging my grave

I’m trying so hard just to swallow my words
But as I listen to you speak I feel completely assured
With your caregiving nature I thought I had you pegged
Until you unveiled a gun and shot me right in the leg

It’s a wound that might heal
Bite a stick… This won’t feel good at all
Have another swig of alcohol

You’re unconventional in every way
It only takes your words to make my opinion sway
We’re dedicated people who do not like goodbyes
But I’m never sure I trust you till I look in your eyes

We all write you letters to express our desires
Your welcome arms remain extended and they never get tired
I was sitting there admiring your elegant charm
Until you unsheathed a knife and ran it into my arm

It’s a wound that might heal
Bite a stick... This won’t feel good at all
Have another swig of alcohol

You show a lot of skin and follow too many gods
You’re emotionally troubled, but I like you a lot
We’ve got a lot of hope and all the time we can spare
If you portion out your love I fear I’ll swallow my share

Your house is always open and we all feel at home
But you’ve got a dark room where you sit all alone
If I take any steps closer I might offer my heart
But if you withdraw your hand I’ll fall completely apart

There are wounds that don’t heal
None of this ever feels good at all
I swear never again, until you call
I swear never again, until you call
I swear never again, till I hear your call

Brian Bridges

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