Your skin's in my mouth
But I'm thinking about thousands of things
That don't got your name
So I'm distant and weird
Stopping your all ears
But how can I say
I've just been thinking that it's harder every year
To find excuses that'll keep me in the clear
The arbitrary lines I impress in the sand
The proof the power's in my trashcan
Well I'm looking older every day
The lies I've told have turned to leather on my face
The love I've lost has turned to needles in my heart
But I'm to blame for all the bad parts
By the choices I've made (hey hey)
That's why I turn my face away
I watch the debates
Till I can't see straight
Take abortion away
And we'll dodge it just the same
So I'm not sure why I vote
Cause I just don't know what difference it makes
It seems to me we get the same shit from them both
Reforms don't work I think it's time we tried revolt
But I don't got the guts to jump up first
So I'll just shout until my throat hurts
And I curse and I curse
And while we fucked up in Iraq
You say â??support the troopsâ??
I do, I want them all brought back
And every building you bombed raised from the ground
And blow your contractors the fuck out
And if you really go and reinstate the draft
Just straight away just split the country straight in half
Try arresting everyone who sends their draft cards back
I'll be returning mine in no time flat
In no time flat
In no time flat
In no time flat
(yeah yeah yeah ba da ba)
In a sense we're the same
Struggling to save face
A question of scope
How far you're willing to go
To make right to your bones
Despite the risk involved
A question of faith
Cause if we wait until we've all been burned to ash
To tell the truth about the shit buried in our past
We'll split a taxi to that fire pit way down south
So let's rise up and open our mouths
Cause you reminder me that it's harder every year
To find excuses that'll keep me in the clear
The arbitrary lines I impress in the sand
The proof the power's in my trashcan
And if you really go and reinstate the draft
Just Straight away just split the country straight in half
So try arresting everyone who sends their draft cards back
I'll be returning mine in no time flat


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    The actual lyrics, or what I hear:

    Your skin's in my mouth, but I'm thinking about thousands of things that don't got your name, so I'm distant and weird - we stop and you're all ears, but how can I say...

    I've just been thinking that it’s harder every year to find excuses that'll keep me in the clear. The arbitrary lines I impress in the sand, the proof that piles in my trash can; while the skin on my hands is looking older every day, the lies I've told have turned to leather on my face, the love I've lost has turned to needles in my heart - but I'm to blame for all the bad parts, they're the choices I've made. Hey, hey. That's when I turn my face away...

    And I watch the debates till I can't see straight. Take abortion away, and both sides are just the same, so I'm not sure why I vote... 'cause I just don't know what difference it makes. It seems to me we get the same shit from them both. Reforms won't work - I think it's time we tried revolt; but I don't got the guts to jump up and go first, so I'll just shout until my throat hurts, and I curse and I curse...

    At what we fucked up in Iraq, you say "support the troops" - I do, I want them all brought back - and every building that you bombed raised from the ground. And pull your contractors the fuck out. And if you really go and reinstate the draft, you'll straight away just split the country straight in half; so try arresting everyone who sends their draft cards back. I'll be returning mine in no time flat. In no time flat, in no time flat, in no time flat, yeah yeah yeah, ba da ba...

    In a sense we're the same, struggling to save face. It's a question of scope - how far you're willing to go to make rights of your wrongs, despite the risk involved, a question of faith. 'Cause if we wait until we've all been burned to ash to tell the truth about the shit buried in our past, we'll split a taxi to a firepit way down south. So let's rise up and open our mouths...

    'Cause you remind me that it's harder every year to find excuses that’ll keep me in the clear. The arbitrary lines I impress in the sand, the proof that piles in my trash can. And if you really go and reinstate the draft, just straight away you'll split the country straight in half; so try arresting everyone who sends their draft cards back. I'll be returning mine in no time flat.

    maemion March 09, 2008   Link

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