i've got a dying urge to feel the way you do
too close for comfort
bed and breakfast in a spoon
the shortest breath of your young life
a long walk home on friday night
you made one last stop at the store
so close to perfect swear to hell thought it was you
this bouncing baby boy's now turning baby blue
i've got your pictures on my walls
i've got a long list of calls i must make
to your existing family
you had nine lives and one by one you chewed them up
your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
this won't take long you said i'm not going far
go wait in the car
go wait in the car
i often wonder what it feels like to be you
a mess like this stuck on your hands with krazy glue
ran outta time no kiss goodbye
wish i could learn to let this sleeping dog die
without lying to myself
you had nine lives and one by one you chewed them up
your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
this won't take long you said i'm not going far
go wait in the car
go wait in the car
you had nine lives and one by one you chewed them up
your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
this won't take long you said i'm not going far
go wait in the car
go wait in the car
Eye on the the TV
'Cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavor it happens to be, like...
"Killed by the husband"
"Drowned by the ocean"
"Shot by his own son"
"She used a poison
in his tea...kissed him goodbye"
THAT'S my kind of story
It's no fun 'til someone dies
Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky crying,
"Why, oh why?"
Cause I need to watch things die... from a distance
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
YOU ALL NEED IT TOO, DON'T LIE
Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
will write us this story so
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
I need to watch things die... from a good safe distance
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same, so...
Why can't we just admit it?
Blood like rain falling down
DRUM ON GRAVE AND GROUND
Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and Voyuer
still have the chance, men don't sink to the death rattle
La, la, la, la, la, la-la-lie (x4)
Credulous at best
Your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men
pull your head on out you hand
please, and give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile, so impersonal
Devour to survive... so it is, so it's always been
We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I