Well the summer is suspended in a state of disbelief
And upstairs they're shouting, screaming and they're calling you a thief
Your eyes are full of anger, curiosity and light
We will recover the lover in you tonight
This town is going under with the weight of all that shame
And the street's alive with spirit wars and tunnel vision games
The sky is blue and violet and the boys are hot to fight
We will recover the lover in you tonight
We will recover the lover in you tonight
You're sending out dispatches from the wrong side of the brink
Daring to dream, shuddering to think
And they run you so ragged and they're under your skin
And they'll use you and bruise you, but you know they can't win
Never win
Baby, something that's so beautiful just has to be so brittle
Where there's something to believe there's always something to belittle
I'm not taking prisoners or explaining appetite
But there's a black dress and a bottle and a script to write
And we'll recover the lover in you tonight
We will recover the lover in you tonight