Burn it down 'til the embers smoke on the ground
And start new when your heart is an empty room
With walls of the deepest blue

Home's face
How it ages when you're away
And spring blooms and you find a love that's true
But you don't know what now to do
'Cause the chase is all you know and she stopped running months ago

And all you see is where else you could be when you're at home
And out on the street are so many possibilities to not be alone

The flames and smoke climbed out of every window
And disappeared with everything that you held dear
But you shed not a single tear
For the things that you didn't need
'Cause you knew you were finally free

'Cause all you see is where else you could be when you're at home
And there on the street are so many possibilities to not be alone


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Your Heart Is an Empty Room [DVD] Lyrics as written by Benjamin Gibbard

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    haha, a little out of context but yeah.

    the flames and smoke climbed out of every window and dissappear with everything that you hold dear you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need cause you knew you were finally free

    this part reminds me of the movie Fight Club. good song.

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