It broods and it bides
Picks a date to settle the score
It grows but it hides
The heartless disarm
A grin lacks the teeth of a smile
The edge of knife perfume
You can run but why hide
You're only making it fun
Playing with the barrel of a gun, son
Trigger happy, always ready, 1, 2
Caught you hoping on a break again
I lit the fuse to bomb the past
Save your breathe inside a body bag
Tip your hat and raise a glass
Tell me how you get to sleep again
You burn the corners of your eyes
What's it take to wipe a memory
What's it take to make it last
A careless whisper
A joke with no applause
In a hail of holy fire
A pound of flesh for the cause
Lost in the wink of an eye
A tear that sailed the ship of demise
You can scream till the megaphones hoarse
It'll still take your life
You know most of us use loneliness
To learn how to hide
So make the most of it
Go with it and save your goodbyes