I'd rather walk alone
Than stand in a row
I'd line up everything I own
Decide what should stay and should go
This life was mine to choose
Yearning to wander through and through
At times I've been battered and bruised
But I'm still breathing in my youth
Can't you see I'm sorry that I
Wasn't better at being
Who you wanted me to be
I've been living in lightning
For what seems like eternity
You wear these brooding ghosts
Tighter and tighter round your throat
They're weighing you down like a stone
They might never let you go
Can't you see I'm sorry that I
Wasn't better at being
Who you wanted me to be
I've been living in lightning
For what seems like eternity
I've been living in lightning
For what seems like eternity
City And Colour - A Pill for Loneliness Album Lyrics
City And Colour - A Pill for Loneliness Lyrics
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Astronaut
Give me one more year
Then I'll be around
From now until then
I'll just write my thoughts down
I'm feeling lucky to be lost
Wondering what's coming next
Scratching and crawling
Whiskey soaked, been stealing time from death
Like an astronaut
Above the curvature of the earth
Just a wanderer
Under the motion of the moon
All wayfaring hearts
They take to the road
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
Have I done well?
Did I give you enough?
Was I walking free?
Or just pressing my luck?
A voice lay at my side
It was calling me away
It's left my body tired
But my heart is wide awake
Like an astronaut
Above the curvature of the earth
Just a wanderer
Under the motion of the moon
All wayfaring hearts
They take to the road
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
Like an astronaut
Above the curvature of the earth
Just a wanderer
Under the motion of the moon
All wayfaring hearts
They take to the road
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
Then I'll be around
From now until then
I'll just write my thoughts down
I'm feeling lucky to be lost
Wondering what's coming next
Scratching and crawling
Whiskey soaked, been stealing time from death
Like an astronaut
Above the curvature of the earth
Just a wanderer
Under the motion of the moon
All wayfaring hearts
They take to the road
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
Have I done well?
Did I give you enough?
Was I walking free?
Or just pressing my luck?
A voice lay at my side
It was calling me away
It's left my body tired
But my heart is wide awake
Like an astronaut
Above the curvature of the earth
Just a wanderer
Under the motion of the moon
All wayfaring hearts
They take to the road
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
Like an astronaut
Above the curvature of the earth
Just a wanderer
Under the motion of the moon
All wayfaring hearts
They take to the road
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
There's poison, there's silver
That's home
Writer: Dallas John Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Imagination
A future
Inch by inch
A devotion
So saccharine
It's a million
Miles wide
Magnificent
Like the depth of the sky
My imagination will
Lead me straight down into Hell
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
No, I will not seek forgiveness
From a world that's grown so cold and vicious
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
Long gone
Ooh
Emotional
Like an avalanche of joy
It melts my nerves
This beautiful noise
Elated
Unknown to despair
Illuminated
Burning in the air
My imagination will
Lead me straight down into Hell
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
No, I will not seek forgiveness
From a world that's grown so cold and vicious
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
Long gone
Long gone
My imagination will
Lead me straight down into Hell
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
No, I will not seek forgiveness
From a world that's grown so cold and vicious
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
Long gone
Inch by inch
A devotion
So saccharine
It's a million
Miles wide
Magnificent
Like the depth of the sky
My imagination will
Lead me straight down into Hell
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
No, I will not seek forgiveness
From a world that's grown so cold and vicious
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
Long gone
Ooh
Emotional
Like an avalanche of joy
It melts my nerves
This beautiful noise
Elated
Unknown to despair
Illuminated
Burning in the air
My imagination will
Lead me straight down into Hell
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
No, I will not seek forgiveness
From a world that's grown so cold and vicious
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
Long gone
Long gone
My imagination will
Lead me straight down into Hell
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
No, I will not seek forgiveness
From a world that's grown so cold and vicious
I'm gonna keep on livin'
'Til the dancing days are gone
Long gone
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Difficult Love
What if I, what if I have nothing left
To heal you with?
I must stay calm, keep my head, then
Start again, workin' 'til the bitter end
Slowly let the light shine in
I'm wide awake and I can see
This mess I have made
Will not fade away
But I wouldn't change it
For the world
No matter how far I go
I will find my way back to through difficult love
Days gone by
When we were so young and fearless
We'd pay no mind
To the richness of our time
We both runnin' wild
Diamonds shinin' in our eyes
Not a hardship in sight
Maybe when I stop dreamin' I'll see
This mess I have made
Will not fade away
But I wouldn't change it
For the world
No matter how far I go
I will find my way back
Through this difficult love
I will find my way
I will find my way
Through this difficult love
From this this difficult love
Ooh
Ooh
To heal you with?
I must stay calm, keep my head, then
Start again, workin' 'til the bitter end
Slowly let the light shine in
I'm wide awake and I can see
This mess I have made
Will not fade away
But I wouldn't change it
For the world
No matter how far I go
I will find my way back to through difficult love
Days gone by
When we were so young and fearless
We'd pay no mind
To the richness of our time
We both runnin' wild
Diamonds shinin' in our eyes
Not a hardship in sight
Maybe when I stop dreamin' I'll see
This mess I have made
Will not fade away
But I wouldn't change it
For the world
No matter how far I go
I will find my way back
Through this difficult love
I will find my way
I will find my way
Through this difficult love
From this this difficult love
Ooh
Ooh
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Me and the moonlight
Not everything you say
Should be heard
Some things should stay
Buried in the dirt
And when there is no target
For your anger
Could it be that you're
The one who is hurt?
So many f*cking pointless conversations
About who's right or wrong, you or me
Every mirror it hides a different reflection
We've all got faces that we don't like to see
But I'll take shelter
In the quiet beauty
Of a silent night
When the sun has had
Some time to set
And the worry has left my mind
It's just me and the pale moonlight
Should be heard
Some things should stay
Buried in the dirt
And when there is no target
For your anger
Could it be that you're
The one who is hurt?
So many f*cking pointless conversations
About who's right or wrong, you or me
Every mirror it hides a different reflection
We've all got faces that we don't like to see
But I'll take shelter
In the quiet beauty
Of a silent night
When the sun has had
Some time to set
And the worry has left my mind
It's just me and the pale moonlight
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Mountain of Madness
Ain't no mystery
About the way we feel
But you get so alone at times
And all you're trying to do is heal
What is this great misunderstanding?
Where do we go from here?
The future's in the sky above us
What if we let it just disappear?
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down to hard ground
Please forgive me for asking
But there must be a better way around
The streets are on fire, the roses are dead and gone
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down, so long
Ain't no victory
Worth payin' such a cost
That once the final bell has rung
You've earned less than what you've lost
So many different people
Different faces and different names
Underneath our blood runs red
And that's what makes us all the same (ooh)
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down to hard ground
Please forgive me for asking
But there must be a better way around
The streets are on fire, roses are dead and gone
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down, so long
So long
So long
About the way we feel
But you get so alone at times
And all you're trying to do is heal
What is this great misunderstanding?
Where do we go from here?
The future's in the sky above us
What if we let it just disappear?
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down to hard ground
Please forgive me for asking
But there must be a better way around
The streets are on fire, the roses are dead and gone
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down, so long
Ain't no victory
Worth payin' such a cost
That once the final bell has rung
You've earned less than what you've lost
So many different people
Different faces and different names
Underneath our blood runs red
And that's what makes us all the same (ooh)
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down to hard ground
Please forgive me for asking
But there must be a better way around
The streets are on fire, roses are dead and gone
On top of this mountain of madness
It's a long way down, so long
So long
So long
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Song of Unrest
Have I lost my touch?
I wanna feel less fear
Where is the stirring of hope?
Once I held so near
This mournful wail
Has worn away so thin
Life is long if you're living it
But dread will blow in like the wind
How can I explain?
So that you will understand
How foolish it must be
To opine so openly (so openly)
Such a delicate life
So full of tragedy (ooh, ooh)
Why do we continue to treat
Each other so savagely?
Ooh
Pills don't seem to work
We're lost at the bottom of the sea
Our bones are searchin' for something else
Tired of the flesh that they see
I never thought
That I'd grow up to be
Another face in the crowd
On the wrong side of history (history)
(Oh, I'm sorry, history)
How can I explain
So that you will understand?
How foolish it must be
To opine so openly (so openly)
Such a delicate life
So full of tragedy (tragedy)
Why do we continue to treat
Each other so savagely?
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel less fear
Where is the stirring of hope?
Once I held so near
This mournful wail
Has worn away so thin
Life is long if you're living it
But dread will blow in like the wind
How can I explain?
So that you will understand
How foolish it must be
To opine so openly (so openly)
Such a delicate life
So full of tragedy (ooh, ooh)
Why do we continue to treat
Each other so savagely?
Ooh
Pills don't seem to work
We're lost at the bottom of the sea
Our bones are searchin' for something else
Tired of the flesh that they see
I never thought
That I'd grow up to be
Another face in the crowd
On the wrong side of history (history)
(Oh, I'm sorry, history)
How can I explain
So that you will understand?
How foolish it must be
To opine so openly (so openly)
Such a delicate life
So full of tragedy (tragedy)
Why do we continue to treat
Each other so savagely?
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Strangers
Don't wake me when this is over
Just let me drift amidst my dreams
I need to regain composure
And right now my heart is still and asleep
I refuse to believe
That we've become so obsolete
Don't wake me when this is over
'Cause I need to find the time lost in between
If we get back (get back)
To lovin' each other (lovin' each other)
Can we get back (get back)
To learnin' how to live?
We are strangers in this land
With so much left to discover
Can we get back
To learnin' how to live?
We look to the heavens above for advice on our lives
Searching for God at the bottoms of bottles and in strangers' eyes
We're living in desperation, drowning in medication
Lost in the folly of our age
If we get back (get back)
To lovin' each other (lovin' each other)
Can we get back (get back)
To learnin' how to live?
We are strangers in this land
With so much left to discover
Can we get back
To learnin' how to live?
We are strangers in this land
We are strangers in this land
Just let me drift amidst my dreams
I need to regain composure
And right now my heart is still and asleep
I refuse to believe
That we've become so obsolete
Don't wake me when this is over
'Cause I need to find the time lost in between
If we get back (get back)
To lovin' each other (lovin' each other)
Can we get back (get back)
To learnin' how to live?
We are strangers in this land
With so much left to discover
Can we get back
To learnin' how to live?
We look to the heavens above for advice on our lives
Searching for God at the bottoms of bottles and in strangers' eyes
We're living in desperation, drowning in medication
Lost in the folly of our age
If we get back (get back)
To lovin' each other (lovin' each other)
Can we get back (get back)
To learnin' how to live?
We are strangers in this land
With so much left to discover
Can we get back
To learnin' how to live?
We are strangers in this land
We are strangers in this land
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
The War Years
Not everything you say
Should be heard
Some things should stay
Buried in the dirt
And when there is no target
For your anger
Could it be that you're
The one who is hurt?
So many f*cking pointless conversations
About who's right or wrong, you or me
Every mirror it hides a different reflection
We've all got faces that we don't like to see
But I'll take shelter
In the quiet beauty
Of a silent night
When the sun has had
Some time to set
And the worry has left my mind
It's just me and the pale moonlight
Should be heard
Some things should stay
Buried in the dirt
And when there is no target
For your anger
Could it be that you're
The one who is hurt?
So many f*cking pointless conversations
About who's right or wrong, you or me
Every mirror it hides a different reflection
We've all got faces that we don't like to see
But I'll take shelter
In the quiet beauty
Of a silent night
When the sun has had
Some time to set
And the worry has left my mind
It's just me and the pale moonlight
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Young Lovers
Not everything you say
Should be heard
Some things should stay
Buried in the dirt
And when there is no target
For your anger
Could it be that you're
The one who is hurt?
So many f*cking pointless conversations
About who's right or wrong, you or me
Every mirror it hides a different reflection
We've all got faces that we don't like to see
But I'll take shelter
In the quiet beauty
Of a silent night
When the sun has had
Some time to set
And the worry has left my mind
It's just me and the pale moonlight
Should be heard
Some things should stay
Buried in the dirt
And when there is no target
For your anger
Could it be that you're
The one who is hurt?
So many f*cking pointless conversations
About who's right or wrong, you or me
Every mirror it hides a different reflection
We've all got faces that we don't like to see
But I'll take shelter
In the quiet beauty
Of a silent night
When the sun has had
Some time to set
And the worry has left my mind
It's just me and the pale moonlight
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Lay me down
We are lost, shaped by the rivers
The sky, it burns hellfire red
These maddening, no-telling winds
They echo soft, quietly whispering
Come lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've been hurt enough
How time runs on and on, and on, and
Lay me down, I've had enough
Distracting from more meaningful things
The sooner done, the sooner I'll be free
Beyond the cries of seers and fools
A paradise built on forgotten truths
So lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've been hurt enough
How time runs on and on, and on, and on, and
Lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've been hurt enough
The sky, it burns hellfire red
These maddening, no-telling winds
They echo soft, quietly whispering
Come lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've been hurt enough
How time runs on and on, and on, and
Lay me down, I've had enough
Distracting from more meaningful things
The sooner done, the sooner I'll be free
Beyond the cries of seers and fools
A paradise built on forgotten truths
So lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've been hurt enough
How time runs on and on, and on, and on, and
Lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've had enough
Lay me down, I've been hurt enough
Writer: Dallas Green
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.