Burning down Neverland, scatter the ashes
White lines, black tar, the matches
Is this another dead by misadventure?
Tell me what you got, what you really got, hey, hey

We'll rest in our graves
Lexington, course your veins
Sleepers can't just wake the dead
When needles and lovers collapse on guilty beds

Fall asleep
Don't fall asleep
Don't fall asleep

They lied when they said that the good die young
They lied when they said the good die young, whoa, oh, oh, oh
They lied when they said the good die young
Stay with me, stay with me tonight

Burning down bridges now, scatter the ashes
Godspeed to all you're after
Is this a life left just to remember?
Tell them who you were, who you really were, hey, hey

Kill yourself slowly over time
Fashion statement suicide
She's still asleep in the Chelsea hotel
Bad turns to worse and the worse turns into hell

Fall asleep
Don't fall asleep
Don't fall asleep

God saved the eyes that are dim tonight
They lied when they said the good die young, whoa, oh, oh, oh
They lied when they said the good die young
Stay with me, stay with me tonight

Whoa, oh, oh, oh

They lied when they said the good die young, whoa, oh, oh, oh
They lied when they said the good die young
Stay with me, stay with me tonight
They lied when they said the good die young, whoa, oh, oh, oh
They lied when they said the good die young
Stay with me, stay with me tonight


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Godspeed Lyrics as written by Joseph Milligan (16580) Deon Rexroat (16581)

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Capitol CMG Publishing

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    This song is clearly about drug overdose. Neverland is fantasy land, the state your in while under the effects of drugs. "White lines, black tar, The matches" - cocaine, heroin, fire.

    "Is this another death by misadventure" - misadventure being overdose. The adventure is taking drugs (hence Neverland).

    "needles and lovers" - needles to shoot heroin and is obviously doing it with a lover.

    "don't fall asleep, stay with me tonight" - don't die on me.

    "God save the eyes that are dim tonight" - dim eyes = dying. someone is praying to god to save her from dying.

    "Kill yourself slowly over time (over time) Fashion statement suicide (suicide) She's still asleep in the Chelsea hotel Bad turns to worse And the worse turns into hell" -drugs, the one's using and being referred to in this song are celebrities. chelsea hotel housed many celebs who OD'd. she's sleeping (dying) bad turns to worse and then she dies.

    narfoon September 15, 2008   Link

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