what about those metaphors you sang before?
something about dancing and smashing the state
how come nothing feels as important to us now as when we were seventeen?
and although it's a shame, i've got some heartbreaking news for you -
we're not as drunk or as high or as strong or as bright or as young as we once were, my dear
i know that things have been hard, but things are only getting harder
and i know you've been feeling old, but darling we're just getting older
what about those people who you loved before?
what about those people who loved you?
and everyone else who you were before?
aren't you worried that the next you won't be the best you?
or that the next you will be the last you?
and the problems you've endured will never add up to a sense of who you are or who you've become
because i hate to say it baby, but we're crazy and we're lazy
and i'm lying when i tell you that this shit don't phase me
there is no point to being alive if everything feels the same every day 'til we die
and i want things to change and want to keep lying
i want us to live then i want us to die
there is no point to being alive if everything feels the same every day 'til we die
and i want things to change and i want you to lie and
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