American Lions Rose Lyrics

Wait, I'll do myself in to avoid the fight
Breaking your back to turn off every light
We snuffed them out
To learn to live without

Am I a little bit scared that you won't know what I mean?
I've been kicking at the dirt so we can make this place look clean

Don't you see, what I've turned me into?
Decaying, and rotting ambiguity
And the warmth of the sun, and the click of your gun
Are the two things deep rooted in me

[Chorus]
You couldn't hear it through the thick of debris
Give up on love because you gotta be free
Bite on your lip so you can learn to taste blood You don't need what you don't see

Wait, 'til 7:30 when the sun times out
So I can tell you, I can tell you bout
The things I hid, I never really did

Know quite what you knew
When we were walking down 8th Avenue
I'm only dirty when my mind's made up
I'm only blurry when my blood's cleared up

[Chorus]
You couldn't hear it through the thick of debris
Give up on love because you gotta be free
Bite on your lip so you can learn to taste blood
You don't need what you don't see