Nothing good ever happens, I'm in it for the long run
Told me I was living in a dream, but it's the wrong one
Stare into a screen and make it seem like it's all done
That's the thing that I believe is never gonna come
Searching through my skin to find a underground path
Only finding memories that conjure up the past
Then I take it back to summer when I wasn't quite so sad
But I guess that was a lie, if you're moved on so fucking fast
So I paint the train track, like the rungs upon the ladder
Goddamn, I'm an addict to a feeling so tragic
So magic, so passion ate the feeling of relaxing
And the brain is supposed to work. Off of a chemical reaction
So dry your eyes
Drown in the madness, and fireflies
Capture the world as it comes alive
And I
I'll jump off the 18th floor and not think twice
Because the ground comes faster than regret can fly
And I see you I know you're off of me
It's one thing to cry, its another thing to bleed
Dry your eyes
Drown in the madness, and fireflies
Capture the world as it comes alive
And I
Your hands are tied
Awake with a dream where you're paralyzed
Let out a scream and be terrified
And I
Cruel games played now
Break my life down
Take my soul out
Fight, fade, die, drown
Cruel games played now
Break my life down
Take my soul out
Fight, fade, die, drown


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