these are hard times (Say the Words!)

[Verse 1]
You're quiet tonight
As you scream in the kitchen
We keep all the demons alive
Speaking our minds, but don't listen
A man in the sky
A girl of the ocean
I search for the stars in your eyes
Everything dies without them

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, but what do lovers do on their islands?
Sit around and suffer in silence
Have a strong premonition that life isn't meant
For the ones who can't handle the fire

[Chorus]
These are hard times, telling white lies
I'm here smiling in all your photographs
I'm just wishing I could say the words
Wishing I could say the words
These are hard times, but I don't cry
I'm here laughing with a broken heart
Don't you say we're good and make it worse
Why won't you just say the words?

[Verse 2]
Can you open me up?
And I'll return the favor
Bring out the teeth and a knife
Kiss and then bite it better
Yeah, I think we belong
In an asylum (Asylum)
'Cause maybe I'm losing your mind
And you're losing mine forever

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, but what do lovers do in asylums?
Sit around and suffer in silence
Have a strong premonition that life isn't meant
For the ones who can't handle the fire

[Chorus]
These are hard times, telling white lies
I'm here smiling in all your photographs
I'm just wishing I could say the words
Wishing I could say the words
These are hard times but I don't cry
I'm here laughing with a broken heart
Don't you say we're good and make it worse
Why won't you just say the words?

[Outro]
(Hard times and I don't cry)
(I'm here laughing with a broken heart)
Don't you say we're gonna make it worse
Why won't you just say the words?
(These are hard times and I don't cry)
(I'm here laughing with a broken heart)
I'm just wishing I could say the words
Wishing I could say the words