LAY DOWN

tie your safety line but only climb at home this time
or fall from a deadly height
patch up all your wounds don't take the bandage off too soon
or it may kill us all without a fight
wasting time with questions isn't right

lay down the safest place we found is on the ground
'cause you can't fall when you're already down
just trust us we would never lie
thanks for the advice
but I think I'd rather die

we've assumed control in the battle for your soul
check your sources we've already won
when your fear to die beats your dream to fly
you better clip your wings before you burn up in the sun
now wrong opinions have nowhere to run
 
maybe we should stop the game 
run outside and die the same
or you can lock us in our room like a child
your blanket only soothes us for a while

Lay Down

FLIES ON THE WINDOW

answer the door and I’ll stop knocking
say go away and I’ll stop talking
I’ll tell everybody you’re okay
neighbors started getting worried
they called me here in a hurry
hoping you survived another day

there are flies on the window
and I’m afraid I’ll have to break it
and I can’t leave now 
until I know what’s on the other side
I’m afraid you didn’t make it

the dark side of my flashlight
smashed through the glass 
right as the flies escaped 
relieved to be alive
I didn’t crawl too far to see
you lying there ignoring me
and anyone could tell the reason why

searched your phone and office drawers
wallet, mail and bedroom doors
for people who would say that you were missed
nature shows no dignity
so I handled you respectfully
so family’s final memory won’t be this

Flies on the Window

SHE'S BULLETPROOF

I liked the way that she dressed
and thought that I could be best
at playing with her fast toys
to punish all the bad boys
ladadada
yearning for excitement
we outgrew our hometown
she promised enlightenment
on the moral high ground
ladadada

chor
and she's off again to play
and she's off to save the day
she has beauty she has youth
and she thinks she's bulletproof

she's such an awkward dancer
her style looks so funny
but the boys think she's the answer
when they can't buy peace with money
ladadada
she always practiced for the game
but no one left would play the same
now she's just a stranger
picking daisies in the danger
ladadada

and I think she’s done with me
was I the last one to see?

She's Bulletproof

SHE BURIES IT
stuffed down and turned around again
then it followed
seems we lost another chance to win
maybe tomorrow

it still makes me feel like
she might blow it all away
but not today

it’s the way she buries it out of view
in the way she carries it protecting you

now she swears the time can fix
or make it smaller
smoke gives hope to believing magic tricks
when the stage is taller

She Buries It


heights are hard to judge from far away
the bigger and smaller things all look the same

so first we walk
then we climb so cautiously 
the signs warn its way too high
but we still dive every time

and make the smallest splash so everyone thinks
we’re never coming up when we sink
then we float again

adrenaline clears the way
for us to jump with a smile
keeping our fears at bay
we’re only reckless for a little while

let’s make the smallest splash so everyone thinks
we’re never coming up when we sink
then we float again


A Girl's Name

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