But most have learned
That those who play with fire
Spend their whole lives icing burns
But most have learned
That those who play with fire
Spend their whole lives icing burns
You just gotta get through
Even if you don't wanna
Even when it hurts you
You just gotta get through
Even if you don't wanna
Even when it hurts you
They took away our fire
They took away our fire
If we all go round bowed heads, button-lipped
If none of us go for the bell, then who is?
If we all go round bowed heads, button-lipped
If none of us go for the bell, then who is?
There's a china doll in the bullpen
There's a china doll in the bullpen
I came to win or lose with you
I came to win or lose with you
What hands
What minds
What hands
What minds
If we all go round bowed heads, button-lipped
If none of us go for the bell, then who is?
If we all go round bowed heads, button-lipped
If none of us go for the bell, then who is?
Is desperate men and tyrants
Is desperate men and tyrants
To lay me down into bed
To lay me down into bed
A wheel with no axle
I ride with no saddle, no lift
Then I'm dragging the kite
A wheel with no axle
I ride with no saddle, no lift
Then I'm dragging the kite
I'm riding instinct and ink jets
I'm riding instinct and ink jets
I'm throwing it over just to see if it floats
I'm throwing it over just to see if it floats
On a chain around my neck, I keep my skeleton key
On a chain around my neck, I keep my skeleton key
My sadness are anchored
They're fused to the bone
My sadness are anchored
They're fused to the bone
And I'm ready to let you go
I'm ready, so call off your ghost
And I'm ready to let you go
I'm ready, so call off your ghost
On a chain around my neck, I keep my skeleton key
On a chain around my neck, I keep my skeleton key
And then I knew you instead
And then I knew you instead
Heat finds a way to rise somehow
Heat finds a way to rise somehow
It’s still too close to call
But when the lights come up
Don’t wanna be the flower on the wall
It’s still too close to call
But when the lights come up
Don’t wanna be the flower on the wall