and my skin she said it shakes
so hard the gears are falling off
and the walls, they seem to jump out of place
and fly like kites in outerspace

and we're running out of here
prepared to throw ourselves off somewhere
i'm lightheaded and can't explain
i'm lightheaded and can't explain

and my stomach, it feels like
hummingbirds the size of bullets are caught inside
and the walls, they seem to burst thru the planes
and fly like kites thru outer space

and we're running out of air
prepared to thro ourselves off somewhere
i'm lightheaded and can't explain
i'm lightheaded and can't explain
and my skin she said it shakes
it's hummingbirds the size of space


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    My God, this song is ... well ... amazing, for lack of a better word already in existence. Mat Devine is just so... Wow... How can someone write this well and still be human? It's a perfect love song. It expresses so much tender feeling and innocent affection, not to mention how original the lines are. It's not just the same old cliches. Every time I hear it, I either turn it up or I play it very softly in a darkened room, and I just sit still and listen. My favorite parts are:

    "and my skin she said it shakes so hard the gears are falling off and the walls, they seem to jump out of place and fly like kites in outerspace" And: "And we're running out of air Prepared to throw ourselves off somewhere I'm lightheaded, can't explain I'm lightheaded, can't explain"

    I am getting a tattoo soon, and I think that in honor of the band and this song, I may get a hummingbird.

    devilslittlesisteron October 23, 2008   Link

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