I got my stitches stitched, I got my fixes fixed,
In my aching heads I got my kisses slipped.
Our gossip lips stuttered every word I said, I said,
I got your love letters, corrected the grammar and sent them back.
It’s true – romance is dead, I shot it in the chest then in the head.

And if you wanna go down in history then I’m your prince,
Because they’ve got me in a band where I’ve never seen a heart I couldn’t break.
It was never about the songs, it was competition,
Make the biggest scene, make the biggest…

Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.

I’m casualty-obsessed and I’ve forgiven death,
I am indifferent yet (I am a total wreck),
I’m every cliche, but I simply do it best.

And if you wanna go down in history then I’m your prince,
Because they’ve got me in a band where I’ve never seen a heart I couldn’t break.
It was never about the songs, it was competition,
Make the biggest scene, make the biggest…

Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.

(Go!)

I went to sleep a poet, and I woke up a fraud,
To calm your nerves I’m feeling for my clothes in the dark.

Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.

Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We’re high-fashioned, we’re last chances.

I comb the crowd and pick you out
My mouth moves too fast for you to figure it out
It starts eyes closed to fingers crossed
“To I swear, I say”
“To I swear, I say”

To hands between legs, to “whatever it takes”
To drinks at the club to the bar
To the keys to your car
To hotel stairs to the emergency exit door

To the love, I left my conscience pressed
Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer
“What did it ever do for me” I say (I say, I say, I say)
It never calls me when I’m down
Love never wanted me
But I took it anyway
Put your ear to the speaker
And choose love or sympathy
But never both
Love never wanted me

“I hoped you choked
And crashed your car”
Hey “tear catcher”, that’s all that you are
And ever were
From the start
I swear, I say
I swear, I say

To hands between legs, to “whatever it takes”
To drinks at the club to the bar
To the keys to your car
To hotel stairs to the emergency exit door

To the love, I left my conscience pressed
Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer
“What did it ever do for me” I say
It never calls me when I’m down
Love never wanted me
But I took it anyway
Put your ear to the speaker
And choose love or sympathy
But never both, no

To the love I left my conscience pressed
Through the keyhole I watched you dress
Kiss and tell
(Loose lips sink ships)

To the love I left my conscience pressed
Through the keyholes I watched you dress
Kiss and tell
(Loose lips sink ships)
[x2]

To the love I left my conscience pressed [x3]
Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer
“What did it ever do for me” I say

This has been said so many times that I’m not sure if it matters
But we never stood a chance
And I’m not sure if it matters
If you are the shores, I am the waves begging for big moons
I’m mailing letters to addresses in a ghost town
(your secret’s out)

I know this hurts, it was meant to (it was meant to)
Your secret’s out and the best part is it isn’t even a good one
And it’s mind over you don’t, don’t matter

This has been said so many times that I’m not sure if it matters
But it must be said again that all us boys are just screaming
Into microphones for attention
Because we’re just so bored
We never knew that you would pick it apart, oh
I’m falling apart to songs about hips and hearts
(your secret’s out)

I know this hurts, it was meant to (it was meant to)
Your secret’s out and the best part is it isn’t even a good one
And it’s mind over you don’t, don’t matter

I used to obsess over living,
Now I only obsess over you
Tell me you’d like boys like me better
In the dark lying on top of you
This has been said so many times that I’m not sure if it matters [x4]

I know this hurts, it was meant to (it was meant to)
Your secret’s out and the best part is it isn’t even a good one
And it’s mind over you don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t matter

[Talking:]
From day one I talked about getting out
But not forgetting about
How my worst fears are letting out
He said why put a new address
On the same old loneliness
When breathing just passes the time
Until we all just get old and die
Now talking’s just a waste of breath
And living’s just a waste of death
And why put a new address
On the same old loneliness
And this is you and me
And me and you
Until we’ve got nothing left

I confess, I{’m just} messed up
dropping “I’m sorry” like you’re still around
And I know you dressed up
{said} “hey kid you’ll never live this down”

‘Cause you’re just the girl all the boys want to dance with
And I’m just the boy who’s had too many chances

I’m sleeping on your folk’s porch again, dreaming
She said, she said, she said, “Why don’t you just drop dead?”

I don’t blame you for being you
But you can’t blame me for hating it
So say, what are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her
I set my clocks early ’cause I know I’m always late

Write me off, give up on me
Cause darling, what did you expect
I’m just off a lost cause
a long shot, don’t even take this bet

You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights
Get all the sighs and the moans just right

I’m sleeping on your folk’s porch again, dreaming
She said, she said, she said, “Why don’t you just drop dead?”

I don’t blame you for being you
But you can’t blame me for hating it
So say, what are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her
I set my clocks early ’cause I know I’m always late

(always on, always on)
You said you’d keep me honest
(always on, always on)
But I won’t call you on it
(always on, always on)

I don’t blame you for being you
But you can’t blame me for hating it
So say, what are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her
I set my clocks early ’cause I know I’m always late

I set my clocks early ’cause I know I’m always late

I found the cure to growing older
And you’re the only place that feels like home
Just so you know, you’ll never know
And some secrets weren’t meant to be told
I found the cure to growing older

I’m the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends
And I am sorry my conscience called in sick again
And I’ve got arrogance down to a science
Oh, and I’m the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends

[Chorus: x2]
Douse yourself in cheap perfume it’s
So fitting, so fitting of the way you are
You can’t cover it up
Can’t cover it up

Find a safe place, brace yourself, bite your lip
I’m sending your fingernails and empty bottles you’ve sipped
Back to your family cause I know you will be missed
So you can find a safe place, brace yourself

They call kids like us vicious and carved out of stone
But for what we’ve become, we just feel more alone
Always weigh what I’ve got against what I left
So progress report: I am missing you to death

[Chorus: x2]
Douse yourself in cheap perfume it’s
So fitting, so fitting of the way you are
You can’t cover it up
Can’t cover it up

Someone old
No one new
Feeling borrowed
Always blue
Someone old
No one new
Feeling borrowed
Always blue
Someone old
No one new
Feeling borrowed
Always blue
Someone old
No one new
Always borrowed
Always you

I found a cure to growing older
I found a cure to growing older

[Chorus: x2]
Douse yourself in cheap perfume it’s
So fitting, so fitting of the way you are
You can’t cover it up
Can’t cover it up

You are a getaway car, a rush of blood to the head
But me, I’m just the covers on top of your bed
You steer away in a rear view mirror, you make my head swim
I keep you warm and won’t ask you where you’ve been

With your backless black dress soaked to the skin
When it’s said and done they’re all scrambling
And we’re friends, we’re friends
Just because we move units

Strike us like matches, cause everyone deserves the flames
We only do it for the scars and stories, not the fame
At least everyone is trying, everyone is shining
Everyone deserves the flames but it’s such a shame
Such a shame

The sounds of this small town make my ears hurt (make my ears hurt)
Oh yeah, you caught me. But I caught you one worse
They say, “You want a war? You’ve got a war.”
But who are you fighting for?
The tides out, the ship’s run aground
We drown traitors in shallow water

With your backless black dress soaked to the skin
When it’s said and done they’re all scrambling
And we’re friends, we’re friends
Just because we move units

Strike us like matches, cause everyone deserves the flames
We only do it for the scars and stories, not the fame
At least everyone is trying, everyone is shining
Everyone deserves the flames but it’s such a shame
Such a shame

Everyone is trying, everyone is shining
Everyone deserves the flames but it’s such a shame
Such a shame

Strike us like matches, cause everyone deserves the flames
We only do it for the scars and stories, not the fame
At least everyone is trying, everyone is shining
Everyone deserves the flames but it’s such a shame
Such a shame

Are we growing up or just going down?
It’s just a matter of time until we’re all found out
Take our tears, put them on ice
Cause I swear I’d burn this city down to show you the light

We’re the therapists pumping through your speakers
Delivering just what you need
We’re well read and poised
We’re the best boys
We’re the chemists who’ve found the formula
To make your heart swell and burst
No matter what they say, don’t believe a word

Cause I’ll keep singing this lie if you’ll keep believing it
I’ll keep singing this lie
I’ll keep singing this lie

Are we growing up or just going down?
It’s just a matter of time until we’re all found out
Take our tears, put them on ice
Cause I swear I’d burn this city down to show you the light

We’re traveled like gypsies
Only with worse luck and far less gold
We’re the kids you used to love
But then we grew old
We’re the lifers here till the bitter end
Condemned from the start
Ashamed of the way
The songs and the words own the beating of our hearts

Cause I’ll keep singing this lie
I’ll keep singing this lie

Are we growing up or just going down?
It’s just a matter of time until we’re all found out
take our tears, put them on ice
Cause I swear I’d burn this city down to show you the light
There’s a drug in the thermostat to warm the room up
And there’s another around to help us bend your trust
I’ve got a sunset in my veins
And I need to take a pill to make this town feel okay

The best part of “Believe” is the “Lie”,
I hope you sing along and you steal a line
I need to keep you like this in my mind
So give in or just give up
[x2]

Are we growing up or just going down?

Are we growing up or just going down?
It’s just a matter of time until we’re all found out
Take our tears, put them on ice
Cause I swear I’d burn this city down to show you the light

I’m sleeping my way out of this one
With anyone who will lie down
I’ll be stuck fixated on one star
When the world is crashing down

I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I’m not the desperate type
But you’ve got me looking in through blinds
I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I’m not the desperate type

Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn’t you
I’m not going home alone
Cause I don’t do too well
Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn’t you
I’m not going home alone
Cause I don’t do too well on my own

The only thing worse than not knowing
Is you thinking that I don’t know
I’m having another episode
I just need a stronger dose

I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I’m not the desperate type
But you’ve got me looking in through blinds
I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I’m not the desperate type

Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn’t you
I’m not going home alone
Cause I don’t do too well
Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn’t you
I’m not going home alone
Cause I don’t do too well on my own

I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I’m not the desperate type
But you’ve got me looking in through blinds
I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I’m not the desperate type

Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn’t you
I’m not going home alone
Cause I don’t do too well on my own

Joke me something awful just like kisses on the necks of “best friends”*
We’re the kids who feel like dead ends
And I want to be known for my hits, not just my misses
I took a shot and didn’t even come close
At trust and love and hope
And the poets are just kids who didn’t make it
And never had it at all

And the record won’t stop skipping
And the lies just won’t stop slipping
And besides my reputation’s on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me

Please put the doctor on the phone ’cause I’m not making any sense
Blame everyone but me for this mess
And my back has been breaking from this heavy heart
We never seemed so far
I’m hopelessly hopeful, you’re just hopeless enough
But we never had it at all

And the record won’t stop skipping
And the lies just won’t stop slipping
And besides my reputation’s on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
to everyone else around me
everyone else around me
everyone else around me

Drink down that Gin and Kerosene,
And come spit on bridges with me,
Just to keep us warm.
Light a match to leave me be.
Light a match to leave me be.

I keep my jealousy close,
‘Cause it’s all mine.
And if you say this makes you happy,
Then I’m not the only one lying.

[Chorus: x2]
Keep quiet,
Nothing comes as easy as you.
Can I lay in your bed all day?
I’ll be your best kept secret
And your biggest mistake.
The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day.

And I keep my jealousy close,
‘Cause it’s all mine.
And if you say this makes you happy,
Then I’m not the only one lying.

Drink down that Gin and Kerosene,
And come spit on bridges with me,
Just to keep us warm.
Light a match to leave me be.
Light a match to leave me…

[Chorus x2]

So wear me like a locket around your throat.
I’ll weigh you down.
I’ll watch you choke.
You look so good in blue.
You look so good in blue.
[x3]
[During 3rd repeat:]
(Keep quiet,
Nothing comes as easy as you.
Can I lay in your bed all day?
You look so good in blue.
You look so good in blue.)

[Chorus x3]
[comes back in during chorus 2nd time:]
(So wear me like a locket around your throat.
I’ll weigh you down.
I’ll watch you choke.
You look so good in blue.
You look so good in blue.)