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At night when our voices are gone
The flame-thrown silhouettes line the wall
We have nothing left to say
Cuz we use some terrible words
To get such subtle rewards
That never seem worth it to me
They say that all that we are, we can't change
And I say that all that we are is dark matter anyway so just pray
With me
You and I keep falling farther away
It's become a ritual
We stare like strangers straight through each other into the wall
And you say when your lies and your mouth come unfurled
From the cage theoretical stones that mean nothing but they go straight through me
Cuz we use some terrible words
Which always sends me crippled into flight
You say it's not too late
We can change
I say hurry up and help me touch the ground tonight
Please say the words
You and I keep falling farther away
It's become a ritual
We stare like strangers straight through each other into the wall
You and I keep falling farther away
It's become a ritual
We stare like strangers straight through each other into the wall
Do you ever think you could erase the things I've said?
The bitter words that you ripped from the wounds inside your head
I wanna see the blood rush back into your face
The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt you this way
The flame-thrown silhouettes line the wall
We have nothing left to say
Cuz we use some terrible words
To get such subtle rewards
That never seem worth it to me
And I say that all that we are is dark matter anyway so just pray
It's become a ritual
We stare like strangers straight through each other into the wall
From the cage theoretical stones that mean nothing but they go straight through me
Cuz we use some terrible words
Which always sends me crippled into flight
We can change
I say hurry up and help me touch the ground tonight
It's become a ritual
We stare like strangers straight through each other into the wall
You and I keep falling farther away
It's become a ritual
We stare like strangers straight through each other into the wall
The bitter words that you ripped from the wounds inside your head
I wanna see the blood rush back into your face
The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt you this way
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This song is amazing why has no one commented on it yet?!
Just a small correction... "Do you really you could erase the things I’ve said?" should be "Do you ever think you could erase the things I’ve said?"
This is my favorite song on the album. The lyrics to this song are amazing IMO. :)
MaverickX, I do believe you were right about that mistake. Thanks for pointing it out. :)
Beautiful song - poignant aswell.
Beautiful song. It's about a relationship that is starting to come undone, with all the secrets that both people are keeping from each other. They're not quite suited for each other, which is what the parts about whether people can change are about. The narrator wants to make the relationship work and hates to see that they are drifting apart. He also feels guilty for saying something that hurt the other person, which is probably where the conflict came from in the first place.
I know Billy is married and has a kid, but does he ever talk about having a wife?