"We Live, We Learn, We Love" lyrics
Why did I always seem to implode
When emotions overflowed
The default was always to run in the past
Camouflaged self sabotage
I put away the stick you used to beat yourself with
There's enough who'll do that for you
Whistle in the wind and dance to the child you were
Now you can finally run wild again
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
How do you fully express your mind
When your throat feels like a trap door
There is progress in the knowing and the facing too
Perfectionism is fear dressed up in a suit
As a human I'm prone to forgetting but
When the emperor was wearing new clothes
Was nobody brave enough, to ask him for a light?
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
Safety pins through your ear
Holds you together and makes you feel great
A torn jacket and a packet of killers
One of them there super king sized mad
A redemptive tale from a great estate
Contemplative kids on great escapes
You watch us grow
We live, we learn, we love
Borstal boy at heart with a raging soul like a Dylan Thomas
Peroxide girl brat summer is a term you'd spit at, let's be honest
We live, we learn, we love
From the hair straighteners to the boxing glove
You're the salt of the earth when you've chalk in your bag
But your new best friend is a scaldy scab
Cut me open, let's start a band
I inked those words on both of my hands
The physical release from emotional pain
Hysterical laughter in the plastic rain
And the shame
Of wanting the fame, of wanting success
Of wanting a name of playing the game
Of wanting to blame, no it's not the way
Let's pull down the cranes and build up some bases
Where enchanted mechanical beasts will protect all our wages
For ages and ages (we live, we learn, we love)
CBT or CBD
Which one works for you and me
I left my head in the clouds for a while
But came back down at the ideal time
The self deprecation, ego inflation
Manage emotions, depressions, elation
I need to be patient, practicing patience
You went to the counter and forced me to face it
I faced it
The bittersweet sound of a conflicted nation
Some heroes of old sound like outdated racists
And glorified martyrs are all closet sadists
But it's an Irish thing
You peel off the price tag, gift me your face
We live, we learn, we love
Through the thought crime and the war crime and the spiritual life blood
We live, we learn, we love
Through the clichés and the DJs saying okay let's go
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
When emotions overflowed
The default was always to run in the past
Camouflaged self sabotage
I put away the stick you used to beat yourself with
There's enough who'll do that for you
Whistle in the wind and dance to the child you were
Now you can finally run wild again
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
How do you fully express your mind
When your throat feels like a trap door
There is progress in the knowing and the facing too
Perfectionism is fear dressed up in a suit
As a human I'm prone to forgetting but
When the emperor was wearing new clothes
Was nobody brave enough, to ask him for a light?
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
Safety pins through your ear
Holds you together and makes you feel great
A torn jacket and a packet of killers
One of them there super king sized mad
A redemptive tale from a great estate
Contemplative kids on great escapes
You watch us grow
We live, we learn, we love
Borstal boy at heart with a raging soul like a Dylan Thomas
Peroxide girl brat summer is a term you'd spit at, let's be honest
We live, we learn, we love
From the hair straighteners to the boxing glove
You're the salt of the earth when you've chalk in your bag
But your new best friend is a scaldy scab
Cut me open, let's start a band
I inked those words on both of my hands
The physical release from emotional pain
Hysterical laughter in the plastic rain
And the shame
Of wanting the fame, of wanting success
Of wanting a name of playing the game
Of wanting to blame, no it's not the way
Let's pull down the cranes and build up some bases
Where enchanted mechanical beasts will protect all our wages
For ages and ages (we live, we learn, we love)
CBT or CBD
Which one works for you and me
I left my head in the clouds for a while
But came back down at the ideal time
The self deprecation, ego inflation
Manage emotions, depressions, elation
I need to be patient, practicing patience
You went to the counter and forced me to face it
I faced it
The bittersweet sound of a conflicted nation
Some heroes of old sound like outdated racists
And glorified martyrs are all closet sadists
But it's an Irish thing
You peel off the price tag, gift me your face
We live, we learn, we love
Through the thought crime and the war crime and the spiritual life blood
We live, we learn, we love
Through the clichés and the DJs saying okay let's go
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
We live, we learn, we love
