Sell Control for Life's Speed
Album - 2006 - Debaser id 328376

Lying on the pavement
You'll find what you're after

She Steals a magic car
And drives across to your star
Climb into this seat
And sell control for life's speed

She sails a knife-grey sea
careless, headless, lonely,
riding atop the sails
she spies the prow of your whale
inside your tale,
your life for sale,
inside this tale

she stands outside these walls
the castle groans, the wind calls
"I can set you free,
throw wide your doors release me."
the lives we lead
the lives we lead
the lives we lead

falling phoenix
ablaze in fire
sends a warning
as you climb higher
pull the stars down
shed this viel
tear my heart out, and watch it fail

lying on the pavement
youll find what your after

I lie awake on this phone call, she's dreaming of better days
Flowers lie on the counter, remind her of better days

She sends a prayer up to Jesus
And she asks him for his strength
And the night will go on bleeding
Was it faith that paid the rent?

*And I know you're barely listening
I know you're barely listening
I know you're barely listening
Now I know you'reâ ¦.
I know you're barely listening
I know you're barely listening
I know you're barely listening
Now I know you'reâ ¦.

Standing here in a doorway with a candle and a gun
The light tears through open windows
For now the day has won

[Repeat *]

Like a child on her way here
You just smile and run the other way
And faith won't find you a reason
It just smiles and runs the other way
And It just smilesâ ¦.
It just smiles and runs the other way
It just smilesâ ¦.
It just smiles and then runs the other way

(scat singing)
It's not worth waiting

[Repeat *]

you can't shape love with a hammer,
and you can't shape love with a will,
what horror lies in knowing there's no faith that chaos can't kill

She'll write a sad sad song
to let this pain just stay too long
and she'll be a firefight
a forest king
this heart of blood left in the ring

He'll be a needle
like you're passin' through
I'll take that chance girl
how bout you
and she'll meet a lover who
when all seems lost
makes love to his dream
careless of the cost

Turn the lights on
turn the lights on
turn the lights on
turn the lights on

She'll be a father
with a broken son
and face like stone cold
has a gun there
was a soldier
topped by crumbling walls
or wind and rain just drowned his cause
I know it's hard
it's so hard to tell
my hands don't match my water well
like walking listless down darkened streets
I hear the drum
I just can't keep the beat

Turn the lights on
turn the lights on
turn the lights on
turn the lights on

It's been awhile since I've been on trial
for the course my life has run
I haven't heard any words
that forgive the things I've done
Yeah
So set a course for the north
I'll be waiting for words that come
just come away
come away
come away
come away
way
come away
my son

Turn the lights on
turn the lights on
turn the lights on
turn the lights on