OUT OF THIS WORLD

WHEN WE LOOK BACK AT IT ALL AS I KNOW WE WILL 
YOU AND ME, WIDE EYED 
I WONDER... 
WILL WE REALLY REMEMBER HOW IT FEELS TO BE THIS ALIVE? 

AND I KNOW WE HAVE TO GO 
I REALIZE WE ONLY GET TO STAY SO LONG 
ALWAYS HAVE TO GO BACK TO REAL LIVES 
WHERE WE BELONG 
WHERE WE BELONG 
WHERE WE BELONG 

WHEN WE THINK BACK TO ALL THIS AND I'M SURE WE WILL 
ME AND YOU, HERE AND NOW 
WILL WE FORGET THE WAY IT REALLY IS 
WHY IT FEELS LIKE THIS AND HOW? 

AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TO GO I REALIZE 
WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE 
ALWAYS HAVE TO GO BACK TO REAL LIVES 

BUT REAL LIVES ARE THE REASON WHY 
WE WANT TO LIVE ANOTHER LIFE 
WE WANT TO FEEL ANOTHER TIME 
ANOTHER TIME... 

yeah ANOTHER TIME 

to feel another time... 

WHEN WE LOOK BACK AT IT ALL AS I KNOW WE WILL 
YOU AND ME, WIDE EYED 
I WONDER... 
WILL WE REALLY REMEMBER HOW IT FEELS TO BE THIS ALIVE? 

AND I KNOW WE HAVE TO GO 
I REALIZE WE ALWAYS HAVE TO TURN AWAY 
ALWAYS HAVE TO GO BACK TO REAL LIVES 

BUT REAL LIVES ARE WHY WE STAY 
FOR ANOTHER DREAM 
ANOTHER DAY 
FOR ANOTHER WORLD 
ANOTHER WAY 
FOR ANOTHER WAY... 

ONE LAST TIME BEFORE IT'S OVER 
ONE LAST TIME BEFORE THE END 
ONE LAST TIME BEFORE IT'S TIME TO GO AGAIN... 

 

WATCHING ME FALL 

I'VE BEEN WATCHING ME FALL FOR IT SEEMS LIKE YEARS 
WATCHING ME GROW SMALL, I WATCH ME DISAPPEAR 
SLIPPING OUT MY ORDINARY WORLD, OUT MY ORDINARY EYES 
yeah SLIPPING OUT THE ORDINARY ME INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE 
INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE... 

THERE'S A THIN WHITE COLD NEW MOON AND THE SNOW IS COMING DOWN 
AND THE NEON BRIGHT TOKYO LIGHTS FLICKER THROUGH THE CROWD 
I'VE BEEN DRIFTING AROUND FOR HOURS AND I'M LOST AND I'M TIRED 
WHEN A WHISPER IN MY EAR INSATIABLE BREATHES 
"WHY DON'T YOU FOLLOW ME INSIDE?... " 

yeah THE ROOM IS SMALL, THE ROOM IS BRIGHT 
HER HAIR IS BLACK, THE BED IS WHITE 
AND THE NIGHT IS ALWAYS YOUNG 
IS ALWAYS YOUNG... ALWAYS YOUNG 
THE NIGHT IS ALWAYS YOUNG... 

yeah I'VE BEEN SEEING THEM STRIP TO THE BONE IN THE MIRROR ON THE WALL 
SEEING HER SWALLOW HIM WHOLE LIKE IT'S NOT ME AT ALL 
SHE HOLDS OUT HER HANDS AND I FOLLOW HER DOWN TO MY KNEES 
AND THE SUCKING INSIDE INSATIABLE SMILES 
"YOU WILL FORGET YOURSELF IN ME... " 

yeah THE ROOM IS SMALL, THE ROOM IS BRIGHT 
HER EYES ARE BLACK, THE BED IS WHITE 
AND THE NIGHT IS ALWAYS YOUNG 
AND THE NIGHT GOES ON AND ON 
AND THE NIGHT IS ALWAYS YOUNG 
AND THE NIGHT IS NEVER OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER... 

AND THEN IT'S GONE 
AND THEN IT'S GONE 
yeah THEN IT'S GONE... 

yeah IT'S A CRUEL MEAN COLD NEW DAY AND OUTSIDE THE SNOW IS STILL COMING DOWN 
AND IN THE BLOOD RED TOKYO BED I WATCH ME COMING ROUND 
SHE PULLED HIM DOWN FOR HOURS 
DEEPER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN 
AND AS I FALL IN THE MIRROR ON THE WALL 
I'M WATCHING ME SCREAM 
I'M WATCHING ME SCREAM 
I'M WATCHING ME SCREAM 

I'M WATCHING ME SCREAM 

yeah I'VE BEEN WATCHING ME GO FOR IT MUST BE YEARS 
WATCHING ME GET SLOW, I WATCH ME DISAPPEAR 
AND ONE DAY, yeah I KNOW, I WON'T COME BACK AT ALL... 
AND ALWAYS OVER AND OVER IN HIS ORDINARY EYES 
I'M WATCHING ME FALL 
I'M WATCHING ME FALL 
I'M WATCHING ME FALL 

I'M WATCHING ME FALL

 

WHERE THE BIRDS ALWAYS SING 

THE WORLD IS NEITHER FAIR NOR UNFAIR 
THE IDEA IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO UNDERSTAND 
BUT THE WORLD IS NEITHER FAIR NOR UNFAIR 
SO ONE SURVIVES 
THE OTHERS DIE 
AND YOU ALWAYS WANT A REASON WHY 

BUT THE WORLD IS NEITHER JUST NOR UNJUST 
IT'S JUST US TRYING TO FEEL THAT THERE'S SOME SENSE IN IT 
NO, THE WORLD IS NEITHER JUST NOR UNJUST 
AND THOUGH GOING YOUNG 
SO MUCH UNDONE 
IS A TRAGEDY FOR EVERYONE 

IT DOESN'T SPEAK A PLAN OR ANY SECRET THING 
NO UNSEEN SIGN OR UNTOLD TRUTH IN ANYTHING... 
BUT LIVING ON IN OTHERS, IN MEMORIES AND DREAMS 
IS NOT ENOUGH 
YOU WANT EVERYTHING 
ANOTHER WORLD WHERE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES 
AND THE BIRDS ALWAYS SING 
always sing... 

THE WORLD IS NEITHER FAIR NOR UNFAIR 
THE IDEA IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO UNDERSTAND 
NO THE WORLD IS NEITHER FAIR NOR UNFAIR 
SO SOME SURVIVE 
AND OTHERS DIE 
AND YOU ALWAYS WANT A REASON WHY 

BUT THE WORLD IS NEITHER JUST NOR UNJUST 
IT'S JUST US TRYING TO FEEL THAT THERE'S SOME SENSE IN IT 
NO, THE WORLD IS NEITHER JUST NOR UNJUST 
AND THOUGH GOING YOUNG 
SO MUCH UNDONE 
IS A TRAGEDY FOR EVERYONE 

IT DOESN'T MEAN THERE HAS TO BE A WAY OF THINGS 
NO SPECIAL SENSE THAT HIDDEN HANDS ARE PULLING STRINGS 
BUT LIVING ON IN OTHERS, IN MEMORIES AND DREAMS 
IS NOT ENOUGH 
AND IT NEVER IS 
YOU ALWAYS WANT SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS... 

AN ENDLESS SENSE OF SOUL AND AN ETERNITY OF LOVE
A SWEET MOTHER DOWN BELOW AND A JUST FATHER ABOVE 
FOR LIVING ON IN OTHERS, IN MEMORIES AND DREAMS 
IS NOT ENOUGH 
YOU WANT EVERYTHING 
ANOTHER WORLD
WHERE THE BIRDS ALWAYS SING 
ANOTHER WORLD 
WHERE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES 
ANOTHER WORLD 
WHERE NOTHING EVER DIES... 

 

MAYBE SOMEDAY

NO I WON'T DO IT AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO PRETEND 
IF IT CAN'T BE LIKE BEFORE I'VE GOT TO LET IT END 
I DON'T WANT WHAT I WAS, I HAD A CHANGE OF HEAD 
BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY... 
yeah MAYBE SOMEDAY 

I'VE GOT TO LET IT GO AND LEAVE IT GONE 
JUST WALK AWAY, STOP IT GOING ON 
GET TOO SCARED TO JUMP IF I WAIT TOO LONG 
BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY... 

I'LL SEE YOU SMILE AS YOU CALL MY NAME 
START TO FEEL, AND IT FEELS THE SAME 
AND I KNOW THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY'S COME 
MAYBE SOMEDAY'S COME... 
AGAIN! 

so tell me someday's come tell me some days come again... 

NO I WON'T DO IT SOME MORE, DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE 
IF IT CAN'T BE LIKE IT WAS, I'VE GOT TO LET IT REST 
I DON'T WANT WHAT I DID, I HAD A CHANGE OF TENSE 
BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY... 

I'LL SEE YOU SMILE AS YOU CALL MY NAME 
START TO FEEL, AND IT FEELS THE SAME 
AND I KNOW THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY'S COME 
MAYBE SOMEDAY'S COME... 

IF I COULD DO IT AGAIN MAYBE JUST ONCE MORE 
THINK I COULD MAKE IT WORK LIKE I DID IT BEFORE 
IF I COULD TRY IT OUT 
IF I COULD JUST BE SURE 
THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY IS THE LAST TIME 
yeah MAYBE SOMEDAY IS THE END
oh MAYBE SOMEDAY IS WHEN IT ALL STOPS 
OR MAYBE SOMEDAY ALWAYS COMES AGAIN... 

 

THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER

NOTHING I AM 
NOTHING I DREAM 
NOTHING IS NEW 
NOTHING I THINK OR BELIEVE IN OR SAY 
NOTHING IS TRUE 

IT USED TO BE SO EASY 
I NEVER EVEN TRIED 
yeah IT USED TO BE SO EASY... 

BUT THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER 
NEVER FELT SO COLD 
THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER 
NEVER FELT SO OLD 
never felt so... 

ALL THAT I HAVE 
ALL THAT I HOLD 
ALL THAT IS WRONG 
ALL THAT I FEEL FOR OR TRUST IN OR LOVE 
ALL THAT IS GONE 

IT USED TO BE SO EASY 
I NEVER EVEN TRIED 
yeah IT USED TO BE SO EASY... 

BUT THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER
NEVER FELT SO COLD 
THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER 
NEVER FELT SO OLD 
THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER 
NEVER FELT SO COLD 

NEVER FELT SO... 

 

THERE IS NO IF... 

REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU - 
IT WAS RAINING HARD AND YOU NEVER HEARD - 
YOU SNEEZED! AND I HAD TO SAY IT OVER 
"I SAID I LOVE YOU" I SAID... YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD 
JUST HELD YOUR HANDS TO MY SHINING EYES 
AND I WATCHED AS THE RAIN RAN THROUGH YOUR FINGERS 
HELD YOUR HANDS TO MY SHINING EYES AND SMILED AS YOU KISSED ME... 

"IF YOU DIE" YOU SAID "SO DO I" YOU SAID... 
AND IT STARTS THE DAY YOU MAKE THE SIGN 
"TELL ME I'M FOREVER YOURS AND YOU'RE FOREVER MINE 
FOREVER MINE... " 

"IF YOU DIE" YOU SAID "SO DO I" YOU SAID... 
AND IT STARTS THE DAY YOU CROSS THAT LINE 
"SWEAR I WILL ALWAYS BE YOURS AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MINE 
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MINE 
ALWAYS BE MINE... " 

REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU - 
IT WAS WARM AND SAFE IN OUR PERFECT WORLD - 
YOU YAWNED AND I HAD TO SAY IT OVER 
"I SAID I LOVE YOU" I SAID... YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD 
JUST HELD YOUR HANDS TO YOUR SHINING EYES
AND I WATCHED AS THE TEARS RAN THROUGH YOUR FINGERS 
HELD YOUR HANDS TO YOUR SHINING EYES AND CRIED... 

"IF YOU DIE" YOU SAID "SO DO I" YOU SAID... 
BUT IT ENDS THE DAY YOU SEE HOW IT IS 
THERE IS NO ALWAYS FOREVER... JUST THIS... 
JUST THIS... 

"IF YOU DIE" YOU SAID "SO DO I" YOU SAID 
BUT IT ENDS THE DAY YOU UNDERSTAND 
THERE IS NO IF... JUST AND 

THERE IS NO IF... JUST AND 

THERE IS NO IF...

 

THE LOUDEST SOUND 

SIDE BY SIDE IN SILENCE 
THEY PASS AWAY THE DAY 
SO COMFORTABLE, SO HABITUAL... 
AND SO NOTHING LEFT TO SAY 

NOTHING LEFT TO SAY 
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY 

SIDE BY SIDE IN SILENCE 
HIS THOUGHTS ECHO ROUND 
HE LOOKS UP AT THE SKY... 
SHE LOOKS DOWN AT THE GROUND 

STARES DOWN AT THE GROUND 
STARES DOWN AT THE GROUND 

SIDE BY SIDE IN SILENCE 
THEY WISH FOR DIFFERENT WORLDS 
SHE DREAMS HIM AS A BOY... 
AND HE LOVES HER AS A GIRL 

LOVES HER AS A GIRL... 

AND SIDE BY SIDE IN SILENCE 
WITHOUT A SINGLE WORD... 

IT'S THE LOUDEST SOUND 
IT'S THE LOUDEST SOUND... 

IT'S THE LOUDEST SOUND I EVER HEARD

 

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SO THE FIRE IS ALMOST OUT AND THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
I'VE RUN RIGHT OUT OF THOUGHTS AND I'VE RUN RIGHT OUT OF WORDS
AS I USED THEM UP, I USED THEM UP... 

yeah THE FIRE IS ALMOST COLD AND THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
I'VE RUN RIGHT OUT OF FEELING AND I'VE RUN RIGHT OUT OF WORLD 
AND EVERYTHING I PROMISED, AND EVERYTHING I TRIED 
yeah EVERYTHING I EVER DID I USED TO FEED THE FIRE 

I USED TO FEED THE FIRE
I USED TO FEED THE FIRE 
I USED TO FEED THE FIRE 
BUT THE FIRE IS ALMOST OUT IS ALMOST OUT... 
AND THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
NO THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
not even this... 

AND THE FIRE IS ALMOST DEAD AND THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
I'VE FINISHED EVERYTHING... 
AND ALL THE THINGS I PROMISED, AND ALL THE THINGS I TRIED 
yeah ALL THE THINGS I EVER DREAMED I USED TO FEED THE FIRE 

I USED TO FEED THE FIRE
I USED TO FEED THE FIRE 
I USED TO FEED THE FIRE 
BUT THE FIRE IS ALMOST OUT... 

HALF MY LIFE I'VE BEEN HERE 
HALF MY LIFE IN FLAMES 
USING ALL I EVER HAD TO KEEP THE FIRE ABLAZE 
TO KEEP THE FIRE ABLAZE 
TO KEEP THE FIRE ABLAZE 
TO KEEP THE FIRE ABLAZE... 
BUT THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
NO THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN 
AND THE FIRE IS ALMOST OUT 
THE FIRE IS ALMOST OUT 
yeah THE FIRE IS ALMOST OUT 
ALMOST OUT, ALMOST OUT 
ALMOST OUT, ALMOST OUT... 

AND THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURN

 


BLOODFLOWERS

"THIS DREAM NEVER ENDS" YOU SAID 
"THIS FEELING NEVER GOES
THE TIME WILL NEVER COME TO SLIP AWAY"
"THIS WAVE NEVER BREAKS" YOU SAID 
"THIS SUN NEVER SETS AGAIN
THESE FLOWERS WILL NEVER FADE"
"THIS WORLD NEVER STOPS" YOU SAID 
"THIS WONDER NEVER LEAVES
THE TIME WILL NEVER COME TO SAY GOODBYE"
"THIS TIDE NEVER TURNS" YOU SAID 
"THIS NIGHT NEVER FALLS AGAIN
THESE FLOWERS WILL NEVER DIE"

NEVER DIE 
NEVER DIE
THESE FLOWERS WILL NEVER DIE

"THIS DREAM ALWAYS ENDS" I SAID 
"THIS FEELING ALWAYS GOES
THE TIME ALWAYS COMES TO SLIP AWAY"
"THIS WAVE ALWAYS BREAKS" I SAID 
"THIS SUN ALWAYS SETS AGAIN
AND THESE FLOWERS WILL ALWAYS FADE"
"THIS WORLD ALWAYS STOPS" I SAID 
"THIS WONDER ALWAYS LEAVES
THE TIME ALWAYS COMES TO SAY GOODBYE"
"THIS TIDE ALWAYS TURNS" I SAID 
"THIS NIGHT ALWAYS FALLS AGAIN
AND THESE FLOWERS WILL ALWAYS DIE"

ALWAYS DIE 
ALWAYS DIE
THESE FLOWERS WILL ALWAYS DIE

BETWEEN YOU AND ME
IT'S HARD TO EVER REALLY KNOW
WHO TO TRUST
HOW TO THINK 
WHAT TO BELIEVE
BETWEEN ME AND YOU
IT'S HARD TO EVER REALLY KNOW
WHO TO CHOOSE
HOW TO FEEL
WHAT TO DO

NEVER FADE 
NEVER DIE
YOU GIVE ME FLOWERS OF LOVE

ALWAYS FADE 
ALWAYS DIE
I LET FALL FLOWERS OF BLOOD

 
