"The Wailing Waltz" lyrics
I count the time I've pissed away in hiding
And I count on finding solace in their song
But in pacing through the halls
Digging nails into the walls
I've grown tired of their prying eyes a-spyin'
They say the life you got is what you make it
And I've starved myself in comfort for too long
I'm invigored with a drive
A crusade to feel alive
So I'll run before they wake up and they find me
Grab my bootstraps, boys
Buckle up
And we're out on the loose
Got my two step
Winning grin
My finger guns and I'm ready to shoot
Gonna dance all night
I got a hankerin' to shake off some blues
At first I find the atmosphere delicious
As I join them in their heedless revelry
Then a crack and I can hear
The neurotic itching fear
Of the amplifying dissonance behind me
They say you oughta dance like no one's watching
But they're a telepathic chorus in my mind
With their laser guided eyes
Firing leers as sharp as knives
A pariah gone awry
Ah, just come find me
Strap my boots down, girls
Buckle up
And I'm back in the noose
Yeah! Yeah!
Feel your cold grip
Chilling grin
Bringing tons of nothing to lose
Had enough limelight
Oh won't you tuck me in and sing me the blues?
Sing me sweetly to my doom
And I know there's no escaping
I'll wait it out
I'm the one on the line
So I'm getting my fill
And if you had what I want
No I wouldn't need it now, yeah
Brother, sister, please don't shame me, no
Silence so loud
But I promise I'm fine
I'm just getting my fill
And if you had what I need
No I wouldn't want it now
But I need it now, ooh
Yeah yeah yeah!
And I know there's no escaping, yeah
I can't hold out
I don't know that I'm fine
I've gotten my fill
If you still got what I need
I think I want it now
This ain't how my mama raised me, ooh
Silence so loud
But I'm out of time
Oh, they live for the kill
God help me
Please don't forget me
When they come and drown me out
And I count on finding solace in their song
But in pacing through the halls
Digging nails into the walls
I've grown tired of their prying eyes a-spyin'
They say the life you got is what you make it
And I've starved myself in comfort for too long
I'm invigored with a drive
A crusade to feel alive
So I'll run before they wake up and they find me
Grab my bootstraps, boys
Buckle up
And we're out on the loose
Got my two step
Winning grin
My finger guns and I'm ready to shoot
Gonna dance all night
I got a hankerin' to shake off some blues
At first I find the atmosphere delicious
As I join them in their heedless revelry
Then a crack and I can hear
The neurotic itching fear
Of the amplifying dissonance behind me
They say you oughta dance like no one's watching
But they're a telepathic chorus in my mind
With their laser guided eyes
Firing leers as sharp as knives
A pariah gone awry
Ah, just come find me
Strap my boots down, girls
Buckle up
And I'm back in the noose
Yeah! Yeah!
Feel your cold grip
Chilling grin
Bringing tons of nothing to lose
Had enough limelight
Oh won't you tuck me in and sing me the blues?
Sing me sweetly to my doom
And I know there's no escaping
I'll wait it out
I'm the one on the line
So I'm getting my fill
And if you had what I want
No I wouldn't need it now, yeah
Brother, sister, please don't shame me, no
Silence so loud
But I promise I'm fine
I'm just getting my fill
And if you had what I need
No I wouldn't want it now
But I need it now, ooh
Yeah yeah yeah!
And I know there's no escaping, yeah
I can't hold out
I don't know that I'm fine
I've gotten my fill
If you still got what I need
I think I want it now
This ain't how my mama raised me, ooh
Silence so loud
But I'm out of time
Oh, they live for the kill
God help me
Please don't forget me
When they come and drown me out
