I don't want to understand this horror
There's a weight in your eyes I can't admit
Everybody ends up here in bottles
But the name tags are the last thing you wanted
As the world explodes, you fall out of it
And we can't let go because this
Will not go away
There's a house built out in space

I can't see the thief that lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don't know what's happening and I can't pretend
But I can be all, be all

Someone help us understand who ordered
This disgusting arrangement of time and the end
I don't want to hear who walked on water
Cause the hallways are empty, clocks tick
As the world implodes, we fall into it
And we can't go home because this
Will not go away
There's a house built out in space

I can't see that thief that lives inside your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don't know what's happening and I can't pretend
It's a long, long get away, it's a long, long getaway
Make it home again, make it home again
It's a long, long get away, it's a long, long getaway

I can't see the thief that lives inside your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
I don't know what's happening and I can't pretend
But I can be all, be all, I'm here
And I can be all, be all, I'm here
It's a long, long getaway


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Thief Lyrics as written by Michael Maida Arnold Lanni

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    I meant to say what was happening to her not hear.

    egoat711on December 12, 2001   Link

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