Earth's Lungs

An I.O.U. tattoo strung along
An I.O.U. tattoo strung along
The finer rips and tears of your heart
The finer rips and tears of your heart
And it is there to keep you together
And it is there to keep you together
While we're all falling apart
While we're all falling apart


My conscience drifts and sleeps in shifts
My conscience drifts and sleeps in shifts
Trading off between my open hand
Trading off between my open hand
And swinging fists
And swinging fists
And this alcohol, my wrecking ball
And this alcohol, my wrecking ball
Keeps me talking to the angels
Keeps me talking to the angels
Buried in these walls
Buried in these walls


But, contrary to counter culture
But, contrary to counter culture
I don't care if the killing tops
I don't care if the killing tops
Or if suffocation claims my lungs
Or if suffocation claims my lungs


We walk a nightmare line
We walk a nightmare line
Wide awake and dead at the same time
Wide awake and dead at the same time
We walk a nightmare line
We walk a nightmare line
Wide awake and dead at the same time
Wide awake and dead at the same time


This ringing room has been raped and ruined
This ringing room has been raped and ruined
And completely torn apart
And completely torn apart
By the few who think they'll find you
By the few who think they'll find you
But time and fat, those things I hate
But time and fat, those things I hate
Both have their ways of playing off
Both have their ways of playing off
The winter's weight
The winter's weight


So we're both older and seven snowfalls
So we're both older and seven snowfalls
Worth of colder earth has left us reaching
Worth of colder earth has left us reaching


We walk a nightmare line
We walk a nightmare line
Wide awake and dead at the same time
Wide awake and dead at the same time
We walk a nightmare line
We walk a nightmare line
Wide awake and dead at the same time
Wide awake and dead at the same time
(At the same time)
(At the same time)


The cellar door is coming up, coming up
The cellar door is coming up, coming up
And we've had time to lock it up, lock it up
And we've had time to lock it up, lock it up
I'm feverish, I'm burning up, burning up
I'm feverish, I'm burning up, burning up
And I pray to God there's time enough, time enough
And I pray to God there's time enough, time enough


You know that I LOVE YOU
You know that I LOVE YOU
Now I just can't shut you up, shut you up
Now I just can't shut you up, shut you up
So now I have to chop you up, chop you upp
So now I have to chop you up, chop you upp
And I'll just wait till I get caught.
And I'll just wait till I get caught.