Please pa** me down the line.
Dirty fingers. Pa** the time.
Build castles from nothing.
Knock them down to nothing.
We stare.
Bloodshot eyes. Cold coffee.
Stale cigarette with no light.
Hair put up like a prom queen.
Do you remember something we lost here?
We'll cut our teeth on the coldest air.
This is how we'll lose a little.
The crazy nights in our empty towns.
This is how we'll lose a little.
If you wait around, you might hear the sound of words
Escaping and coming back to k**.
This endless, black winter.
Detest me, then test me.
Pale wonder with dark eyes.
Pursed-lipped child. Plaid-skirt-thighs,
With sweat and betrayal.
A mind full of bad cable.
Pale wonder with dark eyes, meet me now if you can.
We'll cut our teeth on the coldest air.
This is how we'll lose a little.
The crazy nights in our empty towns.
This is how we'll lose a little.
If you wait around, you might hear the sound of words
Escaping and coming back to strike me down when everyone's around,
Taking their turns watching over me