Sketching your faces, I still don't know your why you're permanent
You want all of the moments stolen
Blind alleys and hallways to basements
said you want to hide till you disappear because nothing and nowhere is golden

apartments are cages, i still don't know what is permanent
maybe all my possessions were precious
truth is all my possessions i somehow lost
been traveling so light and we're flooding back
see it's nothing

some say 'we're lost in space'
some say 'we're falling off the beach'
some say all life is insane
some say but it isn't insane on paper

playgrounds and graveyards and all of our scars are permanent
there's no placement for places
i'll always love you, you
numb is the new high, old memories die out 'till
nothing and nowhere is golden

some say 'you're always only wanting to get off'
some say' our hands are much too soft'
some say all life is insane
some say but it isn't insane on paper
some say 'our hair is in our eyes'
some say 'where art art, there are minds'
some say all life is insane
some say but it isn't insane on paper to have to ask


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    General Commenti like this song. the lyrics are wonderful. can't wait for an album.
    apollo IVon May 05, 2006   Link
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    General Commenti wonder if it will be on "knives don't have your back". hmm. nobody's commenting here yet so i'm all by my lonesome.

    hi apollo.
    hey.
    you are gravy sweet.
    thank you apollo.
    you're welcome.
    good-bye apollo.
    farewell.

    that's it.

    we love you emily!
    apollo IVon May 05, 2006   Link
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    General Commentlol, nice comments apollo.
    I loveee this song too.

    since you were wondering, this is a tentative tracklist:
    01 Our Hell
    02 The Lottery
    03 Doctor Blind
    04 Nothing & Nowhere
    05 Crowd Surf off a Cliff
    06 The Maid Needs a Maid
    07 Mostly Waving
    08 City of Night
    09 Reading in Bed
    10 Detective Daughter
    11 Winning
    12 The Last Page

    so.. hopefully you'll come back to this page and see this..
    hustleroseon June 10, 2006   Link
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    General Commenti believe this song might be on Knives Don't Have Your Back as "Nothing & Nowhere" since it's part of the lyrics and #4 on the CD list.

    the ending of the song gets stuck in my head a lot, but its the piano intro that is the most pretty part of the song.
    tinylittlewordson June 25, 2006   Link
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    General Commentthank you very much hustlerose. you're very kind.
    apollo IVon July 02, 2006   Link
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    General Commentisn't this nothing and nowhere? well i love this song! but i really dont get it. help, someone!!!
    fairlyfineon December 08, 2006   Link
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    General Commentits nothing and nowhere.
    dustybreezeon April 18, 2008   Link
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    General CommentI love this song <3
    lindzson June 09, 2009   Link

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