With headphones on, the streets are silenced Cars hum along to disrupt the quiet You learn a lot about a place When you see it without a sun As you search for a shred of innocence, but realize there is none The open gutters, collecting water The unbreathable air, we're all aware You learn a lot about a place When you see it for what it is It loses its feel of mystery and any hope that it can Give me a reason not to just start screaming out loud You can't convince me What I want and what I need are separate things [x2] All those distractions they'll beg us to stay We'll give new meaning to running away