Nobody�s around
Except the basement
And the trap sets
And the feeling
That you�re leaving
That it�s not much worth believing
Nobody is here
So I guessed it
That you left me
And to stay here just gets harder
And the pain makes you try farther
Its nothing left of
What was sacred
If there was I�m sure we�d break it
Cause that�s just the way we are man
And it�s far to late to change it
And the places
And the vases
And the flowers cut to fit them
Hey I�m sorry I didn�t notice
Tried to tell you I wouldn�t notice
And on and on
With the ones
Left behind
But where
Do you feel at home
That�s the guilt
Of suicide
And everything you said
(You�re all the same)
It�s all I ever thought it was
(You�re all the same)
It�s all this time
Just all this time
(You�re all the same)
That�s all there is
There is , there is
And everything I�ve tried to say
And all you want is to go away
(You�re all the same)
I�ll wait here but your not here
Forget, forget, forget
(You�re all the same)
Nobody is home
So I guess I�ll start pretending
And the air keeps getting colder
And my friends keep getting older
And I know you knew the answer
It grew inside you like a cancer
Try to stop it make it leave you
But it won�t and that�s what scares you
And I know its not forever
Trying so hard
To be clever
I never wanted this to happen
Why the hell this have to happen
And you left me like you always said you wouldn�t
But you did it
And I knew it
It has to happen
Ever since you turned into them
And on and off
With the ones
Left behind
And where
Do you feel at home
After your
Suicide
And everything you said
(off to shame)
I never should have bought it
....


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    Both Conor Oberst and "Tim Kasher" of Cursive and The Good Life sing in the band, in this song it's mostly Conor, as with most of the songs, if you want to hear Kasher listen to Lock 'n' Chase.

    Ves1011on October 11, 2004   Link

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