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You took your hits with the bruises on the soles of your feet
Well who's to say if they're deserved? But you're turning reckless now
I hear you saying through your teeth, that you'll take them down first
But I saw you flinch, when the doctors got the claws in you
I saw your smile start to crack
It's not so funny when you're sunk and there ain't nothing you can do
And your options are all dead ends
But there's no way out
I'll let you build your home with me 'til the clocks run down
When your luck's run out
Call me and I will come and fix you get your feet on the ground
When there's no way out
Call me and I will come and bury you all safe and sound
And all this time you've been drifting out with the tide my friend
But you can have what's mine if it helps you stay afloat
If I close my eyes I can't watch you drown anymore my friend
But I'll tell you lies if it helps you sleep at night
And the more we fight, the more we don't get right
And the more we fight, the more we don't get right
Heard they broke you
That you gave in
That you dropped
And the fight had left you
But don't you worry
Makes no difference
From the start
Your options were all dead ends
When there's no way out
I'll let you build your home with me 'til the clocks run down
When your luck's run out
Call me and I will come and fix you get your feet on the ground
When there's no way out
Call me and I will come and bury you all safe and sound
Well who's to say if they're deserved? But you're turning reckless now
I hear you saying through your teeth, that you'll take them down first
I saw your smile start to crack
It's not so funny when you're sunk and there ain't nothing you can do
And your options are all dead ends
I'll let you build your home with me 'til the clocks run down
When your luck's run out
Call me and I will come and fix you get your feet on the ground
When there's no way out
Call me and I will come and bury you all safe and sound
But you can have what's mine if it helps you stay afloat
If I close my eyes I can't watch you drown anymore my friend
But I'll tell you lies if it helps you sleep at night
And the more we fight, the more we don't get right
And the more we fight, the more we don't get right
That you gave in
That you dropped
And the fight had left you
Makes no difference
From the start
Your options were all dead ends
I'll let you build your home with me 'til the clocks run down
When your luck's run out
Call me and I will come and fix you get your feet on the ground
When there's no way out
Call me and I will come and bury you all safe and sound
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I believe it's actually "When your luck's run out"
@Reckoner I think you're right... I hear "When your luck's run out", too, and it makes more sense...
@Reckoner I think you're right... I hear "When your luck's run out", too, and it makes more sense...
"I hear you singing through your teeth"
Beautiful song. When I first became acquainted with this song I cried like the first thirty times I heard it.
Admittedly, this is a pretty touching song for me and life experience to this point and unfortunately had a very real parallel in my life. This song is pretty bluntly about a friend getting a terminal diagnosis and trying to support them despite the "dead ends" that may be there. The lying to make them stay with you and not check out, the being the support until the "luck runs out" and having to bury the person you love.
An honest song about a dead end. The honesty is refreshing. The band's theatrics can now end.
An honest song about a dead end. The honesty is refreshing. The band's theatrics can now end.