Shrug - Favorite Ghost lyrics

Substitute my sense of duty For the twisted pawn-shop beauty There's no way to hide my crooked smile Wrap it up in years of squalor Cauterize with boiling water Buried at the bottom of the dial It's down to flashes now Temporary, very proud Never loved you anyhow, almost You're my favorite ghost Now the golden boy's in trouble Six survivors in the rubble There's no way to hide my chisel now Seven seas are looking stormy Ship of fools is headed for me Fire warning shots across the bow It's down to flashes now Temporary, very proud Never loved you anyhow, almost You're my favorite ghost We didn't meet so much As smack together Like two wounded birds I walk this bloodshot city Hurt myself and Choke on wasted words Fifteen-hundred tons of smiles Fifteen-hundred-thousand miles There's no way to hide my big mistake Now it's over, I feel better Crush the flowers, burn the letters Only hurts me when I'm fast awake It's down to flashes now Temporary, very proud Never loved you anyhow, almost You're my favorite ghost You're my favorite ghost You're my favorite ghost You're my favorite ghost You're my favorite