Bright Eyes - The Awful Sweetness Of Escaping Sweat Lyrics
We escape from the houseAs the day disappears from the skyInto night we became what we wanted to belike a dream or a ghostI collapse out of turnNear a house lying still in the grassAnd felt the heat from the ground rising up to contractAnd expand like a breathWe leave from that place soaked with sweatAnd the poison we drankFill the bathtub with ice and hope this fever will breakLike a heart, easilyBut I do not recall all the words that were formedOn those wire lips as they greeted meA promise was made without thought as the temperature climbedAnd I started to sink like the moon tends to doIf you stare at it so longThen you blink and it's goneAnd we crawl to our sleep with the dawnTake it backAnd isn't it the same mistake?And isn't it the same mistake?And isn't it the same mistake?There's not much you can escapeAnd isn't it the same?We awake in the lightFeeling hollow and selfishly warmClose the blinds and retreat until what's burning is goneAnd its light is awayThen we're back in the darkChasing nothing through backyards and treesYou ripped your shirt on a fenceBut it didn't get meYeah, it's fear, it makes you slowAnd these creatures look crookedTheir shadows cut lines through my faceAnd the concrete is fire where my bare feet are placedIn a line next to yoursAnd I guess I'm not sure if it's fear that was bornAs those awful eyes laid their claim on usI put my hands on the fenceSaid your name and I started to climbAnd it must have been sweat but I drank it like wineIt was sweet, my mouth was dryI heard your scream but I made no replyI can still taste it now if i can
