It's the common reactor
It's the long way out
It's the stream of a motion blur
That swirls around till you drown
But I couldn't put it down, no, I couldn't put it down, no, I couldn't put it down

It's the colorless picture
In a heart-shaped frame
The silhouette of a doe-eyed girl
Who at one point had a name
But I couldn't put it down, no, I couldn't put it down, no, I couldn't put it down

Let's break the windowpanes
And separate the walls from all the nails
And maybe if we're loud we'll stay alive
While everybody wants to join the fight

But now it's too late

Brush away all the memories
And keep the cries curbside
I'll be ashen on the images
That have all been caught inside
But I couldn't put it down, no, I couldn't put it down, no, I couldn't put it down

Let's break the windowpanes
And separate the walls from all the nails
And maybe if we're loud we'll stay alive
While everybody wants to join the fight

But even if we barricade the door
And seal it with the blood found on the floor
We're always going to cross the finish line
While everybody wants to run and hide

But now it's too late

Let's break the windowpanes
And separate the walls from all the nails
And maybe if we're loud we'll stay alive
While everybody wants to join the fight

But even if we barricade the door
And seal it with the blood found on the floor
We're always going to cross the finish line
While everybody wants to run and hide

But now it's too late


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    This song really reminds me of Winston and Julia from George Orwell's novel 1984.

    myrainydayparadeon November 04, 2007   Link

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