This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Jason, believe me, you can't trust your dreams
When they take you alone in your room.
Some of them showgirls and some of them queens
But none of them who you swore to
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
Till they summon old bones of mothers of old
You say, "Love's gonna die."
They say, "Love's gonna come home."
Young man, you shake hands too quickly with
Captains that take you alone in the night.
What's in the hull? Is it femurs and skulls?
Then why are their hands so slight?
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
To the resident bones of sons who roam
You say you're gonna die
They say you're gonna come home
So sleep with your eyes open
Oh, sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back, stave off the attack
Of carnivorous things
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back and kick off the attack of carnivorous things
When they take you alone in your room.
Some of them showgirls and some of them queens
But none of them who you swore to
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
Till they summon old bones of mothers of old
You say, "Love's gonna die."
They say, "Love's gonna come home."
Young man, you shake hands too quickly with
Captains that take you alone in the night.
What's in the hull? Is it femurs and skulls?
Then why are their hands so slight?
Hold on, Ho-oh-oh-old on
To the resident bones of sons who roam
You say you're gonna die
They say you're gonna come home
So sleep with your eyes open
Oh, sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back, stave off the attack
Of carnivorous things
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep with your eyes open
Sleep on your back and kick off the attack of carnivorous things
Lyrics submitted by marxman2
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Edited and fixed so there aren't those annoying question marks where apostrophes should be
Hey all THE marxman2 checking in. First submitted this lyric back in 2007 as a high school student, and damn proud to be the continued self-proclaimed moderator of this little-known Sunset Rubdown song. <br /> <br /> Checking in for the first time in nearly 5 years, and damn proud of the general cleanliness here. Looking forward to getting my first comment since 2011, so let's do this community!