God Bless You

[Verse 1]
Thank you for that englishism
Time's a damn important prison
You wouldn't wanna waste it by having fun
Spoken like a true admirer
Leaning on a wire spire
Let it bend all the way 'til it breaks

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't say you want it all
You're a dog chasing cars
Running after a shooting star

[Chorus]
God bless you
We smell your fear
The pressure
To make this year
Something you wanna write home about
Instead we forward your post
To the same old address
Who cares to confess?
It's not quite what we'd hoped
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]
I thought of you when the light came on
Outside, just behind the speed bump
I was so blinded by this phantasm
That the toaster made me jump
We played text table tennis
You span a pirouette with each reply
I almost dropped my bat, but held it
Between my palms and both my thighs

[Pre-Chorus]
We can't close our eyes because we live for blue light
And I hear I'm a natural at dry-swallowing pride
But I was so excited for our online date that I sprayed perfume
A generation that can't pay attention and we don't quite rhyme
And every crisis is existential when every white wine is dry

[Chorus]
God bless you
Behind your eyes
Impounded
Grey paradise
Something you can't just scream about
You haven't learned the right words
Who'd care to explain why we feel
Trapped between earth and dirt?

[Bridge]
The future ain't lost
But I don't know where it's gone
Been parodied too long
You're feeling a song come on
'Cause every time you scream
You wonder, "Who speaks through me?"
It's worth the wait though, trust me

[Chorus]
God bless you
Behind your eyes
Impounded
Grey paradise
Something you can't just scream about
You haven't learned the right words
Who'd care to explain why we feel
Trapped between earth and dirt?

[Outro]
Dirt
Dirt
Dirt