Oh look at how she listens
She says nothing of what she thinks.
She just goes stumbling through her memories
Staring out onto Grey Street.

She thinks, "Hey, how did i come to this?
I dream myself a thousand times around the world,
But i can't get out of this place"

There's an emptiness inside her
And she'd do anything to fill it in.
But all the colors mix together... to grey.
And it breaks her heart.

How she wishes it was different,
She prays to God most every night.
And though she swears He doesn't listen
There's still a hope in her it might
She says, "I pray, but they fall on deaf ears,
Am i supposed to take it on myself?
To get out of this place.

There's a loneliness inside her
And she'd do anything to fill it in.
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
It feels cold blue ice in her heart.
When all the colors mix together--to grey
And it breaks her heart.

There's a stranger speaks outside her door,
Says take what you can from your dreams.
Make them as real as anything
Oh, It'll take the work out of courage.
But she says, "Please!"
"There's a crazy man that's creeping outside my door."
"I live on the corner of Grey Street"
"And the end of the world."

There's an emptiness inside her,
And she'd do anything to fill it in.
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
It's more like cold blue ice in her heart.
She feels like kicking out all the windows
And setting fire to this life
She could change everything about her
Using colors bold and bright
But all the colors mix together... to grey
And it breaks her heart
It breaks her heart x2
To grey


Lyrics submitted by shealwayswearsblue, edited by richtestani

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    From what I've heard and read this song was written about the same girl he wrote "I'll back you up", "Halloween" and possibly "Recently" for named Julia Grey... Just think about this song as being the 3rd installment after "i'll back you up" and "Halloween" ...he's in love with a girl...proposes to her (i'll back you up)...she turns him down every time he proposes (7 times i believe) he gets mad (Halloween) dave still tries to keep her..(Grey Street)... "theres a crazy man creeping outside my door" ...could it be dave outside her door trying to keep her or get her back?? I know its not angry in the sense that "Halloween" was/is...but it all makes sense to me...anyone else see it??

    I could be wrong but isnt the color spelled "GRAY"??

    Traumattizingon July 30, 2002   Link

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