So desperate, desperate for advice,
He said, tonight I’m gonna leave this city
And when I go,
I’m gonna burn it to the ground
I’m gonna burn it to the ground



This Heart beats, shallow like a stone,
He said, buried deep within the snow,
This broken heart is not alone,
Like broken mirrors on the walls,
(These broken wings)
(Are not alone)



So take these broken wings.
Sew them up and sell them off to anyone but me,.



Take these broken dreams.
Tie them up and throw them off into the ocean,
Watch them slowly sink,



So desperate, desperate for advice,
he said, tonight I’m gonna leave this city
And when I go,
I’m gonna burn it to the ground
I’m gonna burn it to the ground



So take these broken wings.
Sew them up and sell them off to anyone but me,.



Take these broken dreams,.
Tie them up and throw them off into the ocean,
Watch them slowly sink,



Iv got these used up angel wings,
Hanging over me, tonight Ill use them to fly away,
Fly away from here.
Tonight Ill use them to fly away to anywhere but here,



So take these broken wings,.
Sew them up and sell them off to anyone but me,.



Take these broken dreams,.
Tie them up and throw them off into the ocean,
Watch them slowly sink,
Cause I’m drowning like an open chord,
In a sea of sound.


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    jamie u better love me 4 posting your band

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