He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
There once was desperation,
now just medication.
The bathroom walls have always been so scribbled on,
just like your skin.
But that's the room I'm hiding in.
It's just a vindication.
So hang the flag at half mast,
for a blonde girl with a leg cast,
who lay up in that un-lit room,
and no one spoke,
and no one moved,
until the air filled up with fear.
I've never felt my body disappear so fast.
I burned your dissertation.
I spurned the celebration.
You'll find me down this dirty hall.
I'm hiding behind this silent wall.
But in my darkest midnight,
I'll still take an invitation
Oh, I will take an invitation. x2
now just medication.
The bathroom walls have always been so scribbled on,
just like your skin.
But that's the room I'm hiding in.
It's just a vindication.
So hang the flag at half mast,
for a blonde girl with a leg cast,
who lay up in that un-lit room,
and no one spoke,
and no one moved,
until the air filled up with fear.
I've never felt my body disappear so fast.
I burned your dissertation.
I spurned the celebration.
You'll find me down this dirty hall.
I'm hiding behind this silent wall.
But in my darkest midnight,
I'll still take an invitation
Oh, I will take an invitation. x2
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