Lyrics

We followed our feet to pester the sane—
Something in the way we stumbled.
We sailed into the breeze to spite weathervanes—
Something in the way we lied,
Something in the way we lied.

On a razor’s edge we made our love—
Aging time and death we’d cheat.
With all the passion of a hair-trigger gun
We carved our names into the heat,
We carved our names into the heat.

But we swallowed jagged truths
That hollowed out our youth;
Shelved twisted memories as odes to a time
We lived on beautiful lies.

We grew wise and read the wall—
Daylight grew between us.
Careful where you sink your costs
And what you feed your demons,
And what you feed your demons.

‘Cause we swallow jagged truths
That hollow out our youth;
Shelve twisted memories as odes to a time
We lived on beautiful lies.

Were we ever really free? Were we ever all that wild?
When you’re all done blowing smoke
Dust settles on your style.
But if what matters in the end is how we choose to live,
Then let’s keep blowin’ it.

‘Cause we swallow jagged truths
That hollow out our youth;
Shelve twisted memories as odes to a time
We lived on beautiful lies.