This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
so all you had to find got trashed and left behind. o i could hardly see yr ghost would follow me, harriet.
i’ll be coming down on the last train, i'll be coming down on the last train thinking overeaching ill be coming down jumping barriers and overeaching. its 98 and my bag stinks of liquid gold. we’ll be closing up on the last shift, you’ll be clearing up cleaning coffee cups and co co co coping. we wasted these daytrips now we’re wasting away. its 03 and my hearts on desoto.
hey shallow eyes, where did you go. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds gonna swallow you. i’m paralyzed. weak and hollow. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds gonna swallow you.
so all you had to find got trashed and left behind. o i could hardly see yr ghost would follow me, harriet. we’ll be coming clear on the end times we’ll be coming up coming clear in the last days thinking wait! i waited i waited and i wasted it all. its 2012 and we’re all dead from sunspots.
hey shallow eyes, where did you go. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds gonna swallow you. i’m paralyzed. weak and hollow. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds going to swallow you.
hey harriet.
hey harriet.
hey harriette.
thats not even yr real name i know.
i’ll be coming down on the last train, i'll be coming down on the last train thinking overeaching ill be coming down jumping barriers and overeaching. its 98 and my bag stinks of liquid gold. we’ll be closing up on the last shift, you’ll be clearing up cleaning coffee cups and co co co coping. we wasted these daytrips now we’re wasting away. its 03 and my hearts on desoto.
hey shallow eyes, where did you go. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds gonna swallow you. i’m paralyzed. weak and hollow. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds gonna swallow you.
so all you had to find got trashed and left behind. o i could hardly see yr ghost would follow me, harriet. we’ll be coming clear on the end times we’ll be coming up coming clear in the last days thinking wait! i waited i waited and i wasted it all. its 2012 and we’re all dead from sunspots.
hey shallow eyes, where did you go. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds gonna swallow you. i’m paralyzed. weak and hollow. you dont smoke dont drink what do you do, you skulk around like the worlds going to swallow you.
hey harriet.
hey harriet.
hey harriette.
thats not even yr real name i know.
Lyrics submitted by TheDrinkNinja
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