National Monuments

Should we drive to the coast?
..pretend we know where to go?
..pretend we know what to do?
when we get to our room.
Should be pack a warm coat?
Or will you keep me warm?
You said "That's just a joke from
where the truth was torn."
You said I...am the storm cloud cartoon,
and you're the balloon that gets blown all around.
Well maybe I am a blinding ray of light,
surrounded by scoundrels and snakes in the night,
and they swallowed the moon and they wrapped around me tight,
but I know you need a beacon, and I know you need a light.
And the buildings are beautiful,
but they're really just distractions
in the landscape's roadside attraction.
Colors thrown together and nothing more.
Well I see what you're doing,
but I mean to settle the score.
You said I...am the storm cloud cartoon,
and you're the balloon that gets blown all around.
Hoo,ooo,ooo,ooo x3
Well maybe I am a blinding ray of light,
surrounded by scoundrels and snakes in the night,
and they swallowed the moon and they wrapped around me tight,
but I know you need a beacon, and I know you need a light.
(Chorus) x2
A haunting love is a terrible thing to waste
the national monuments will surely wait