If you only knew I'm hanging by a thread, the web I spin for you If you only knew I'd sacrifice my beating heart before I lose you I still hold onto
I am the shadow, and the smoke in your eyes I am the ghost, that hides in the night Boom-lay boom-lay, boom! Wait, wait a minute take a step back,
Paint it black and white if you like The stories still the same A generation built on a lie That everyone of us is safe Paint it black and white if you
You make it up as you go along. Why pretend that you're something that you're not? I believe in you and always will Ever since you told me you're for
Staring down a new corridor Swimming through the water past the shore to show you what to do leave a whisper for the dearly departed and trade a bag
Something's wrong with you I see Your eyes have turned a shade of empty In my arms you pushed aside Wondered if you'd ever be alright again And try to
I caught a chill and it's still frozen on my skin I think about why I'm alone by myself no one else to explain How far do I go no one knows If the end
(INTRO) I am the shadow, and the smoke in your eyes, I am the ghost, that hides in the night Boom-Lay Boom-Lay BOOM! (x4) (VERSE) Wait, wait a minute
Sunset, Broadway are all the streets I like Neon billboards that make me feel alive I don?t think they take me serious Normal life makes me delirious
My eyes are open wide By the way I made it through the day I watch the world outside By the way I'm leaving out today I just saw Haley's Comet, she waved
Yeah, I get it, you're an outcast Always under attack, always coming in last Bringing up the past, no one owes you anything I think you need a shotgun
Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all Take it and take it and take it until you take us all Smash it and crash it and thrash it
I painted your room at midnight So I'd know yesterday was over I put all your books on the top shelf Even the one with the four leaf clover Man, I'm getting
Let go of the mystery And retrace all the steps where you've been And forget all the history And start over again For as you can see Its up to me For
My mama told me when I was young Said sit beside me my only son And listen closely to what I say And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day Oh,
Come on in, take a seat. Tell me how you feel this weak. Are you cursed? Are you blessed? Are you still inside the mess? All those feelings wrapped around
If I had a world of my own Everything will be nonsense Nothing will be what it is Because everything will be what it isn't I invite you to a world Where
Wrap me in a bolt of lightning Send me on my way still smiling Maybe that's the way I should go Straight into the mouth of the unknown Left the spare
