Painted Blue

[Verse 1]
I read my horoscope
And abandoned all my hope
“This was all a joke, we thought you knew”
Pull heavy blankets over my head
And make the bed a swimming pool

[Verse 2]
Then tie some cinder blocks around my ankles
And apply the labels of all my fears
My worst intentions, the selfish engines
That drive the pistons and turn the gears

[Chorus]
And light a fire and burn away
All the efforts of my glory days
As my reflection, painted blue
Says, “I will always be a part of you”

[Verse 3]
I wrote my number down and then got turned around
I parked the car, but then forgot my place
I wandered the desert, despite my efforts
Wound up like Moses at the gates

[Chorus]
So light a fire, and burn away
All the efforts of my glory days
As my reflection, painted blue
Says, “I will always be a part of you”

[Verse 4]
I wanted desperately something I couldn’t see
A blinding light, always just out of reach
The ancient specter, the blind director
The sirens on the beach

[Chorus]
That light a fire and burn away
All the effort of my glory days
As my reflection, painted blue
Says, “I will always be a part of you”

[Outro]
So heaven help me if I stay
Heaven help me if I go away
I’ve forgotten how to pray
But heaven help me anyway