An Introduction to the Album

[Verse 1]
Open the curtains, singing birds
Tell me, "Tear the buildings down"
You felt blessed to receive their pleasant
Sound of things that break
Make you cringe inside yourself
There's a child counting stars in their time
Out of their day
In the corners of their frame
They are encased in the losing of
A grain of themselves
Pushed against the ebb and flow
Wave good-bye and watch it go

[Verse 2]
Well, show me the honest, proper way
Disarm predatory gaze
Sucking dry never satiated
You've been misused
Been rewired, you're short
Circuiting now, just remember when
You'd call me to come
Take a deep breath and then jump
(Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-whoa)
So fragile are bodies, so concave
Work in self-destructive ways
(Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh)

[Bridge]
You shot from the hip and missed
Detaching from all of this
In physical pictures, you remain
Spiral 'round yourself in figure-eight, I
Recoil at every new beginning

[Verse 3]
I searched for a way out, don't we all?
Existentialist recall
Turn in all, all dichotomies and
Truths that I gave, I felt
Wrong in many ways
Didn't heal, just got harder every
Day to be still, to be
Passing through the throes
In a daze, feeling heavy
Feeling cold in my skin
In my hand-me-downs
Wearing everything thin
And the pills that you gave didn't do anything
I just slept for years on end
Fuck!

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3]
Well, so, if I call, should I beg?
'Cause I'm desperate here
Couple steps from the edge
I can't seem to burn bright enough
Cold and I'm left alone
We're all alone, grab a hold
Know I said to not; what the fuck do I know?
I had a chance to construct something beautiful
(Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-whoa)
And I choked, I choked
I choked, I choked