Taking Back Sunday

Well, SAD, SMALL, sweet, so delicate It used to be this dying breed Well I've got a bad feeling about this I've got a bad feeling about this You kept still until the long drive home And slept safe and close to the window... Well, I've got a bad feeling about...

Oh yeah, oh yeah, alright I felt dirty and I didn't know why I could hardly whisper I could barely sing a note You were there in spirit Telling me "I told you so' I told you so Oh yeah, oh yeah, alright I felt dirty and I didn't know why Oh yeah, oh...

Heaven sent the perfect gift Five feet eight inches tall That jealous boy inside me I done taught him how to crawl Heaven sent the perfect gift Five feet eight inches tall All the way you take me, take it All the way (You take it all the way) Never m...

You can lie to those white coats But you can't lie to me There's a difference between What you want, what you need Over the rainbow with no end in sight A rest easy stockpile The rest of your life in plain sight That just don't feel right So if you're...

I thought a lot about the morning after And there's some things I need to get off of my chest Forget the preconceptions We both surely have Like what if the grass is always greener? Or today should taste much sweeter? I don't wanna talk (I don't wanna ta...

When you took that ring off, balled it in your fist Eyes like a smoking gun Surprised at what you did So don't even think for one second your following me in My parents are home, so is my kid Just go on That house that you hate That house that we boug...

I'll leave the lights down low so she knows I mean business And maybe we could talk this over Cause I could be your best bet Let alone your worst ex And let alone your worst... I wanna hate you so bad But I can't (but I can't) stop this anymore than you can...

So scream, I heard about your message, and how it reeked of your indifference. It bleeds horizontal straight from your wrists. (So scream louder now.) I'm bound to come around, I'm bound. (I'm bound to come around.) Well can't you, can't you feel it rol...

We were leaning on a one-night stand I was keeping up and no one cared I was leaving you alone but still I was hoping you were some place near 'Cause if given just another chance I would do it all again And I would take my sweet, damn time So long as I...

Well I don't know where you're going but I know where you've been. I've been tracing all your footsteps, I've been counting all your sins. A ticking bomb, a false alarm, a wrecking ball... You left before I had the chance to say Just call me in the mor...

[Verse 1] Well I don't like the shape of my body And I don't like the sound of your name If or when we put the two together I'm only hoping all of that might change [Pre-Chorus] I want to reinvent The standard set I want to light a fire beneath your f...

The nicest man i ever met was more malicious than malcontent yeah he taught me how to hold my tongue and wait to strike til their backs were turned and you slither away like the snake that you are yeah you slither away like the snake that you are All i...

I'm gonna leave the same way I came Up from the ashes then I'm from the Ashes If our house it stood here on this wood foundation Then you, you could've fooled me I admit I was a fool for Your southern days (One-hundred and fifty degrees in the shade) It wasn't...

Dusting off the old life from my catholic knees I scraped them up good (Scraped them up good) Scraped them up good You doctored them clean Oh yes, we are patient, patient Salt-licked wounds merely bruised (But none of that'll matter) None of that'll matter so...

Oh... On a borrowed mattress you were stopping time I've been watching you I've been watching you For hours and hours before you knew, ooh You are the satin noose I've been saving up to buy you. You are the polished-pearl grips of your fathers .45, Give me al...

Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team) Your lipstick, his collar.. don't bother Angel I know exactly what goes on When everything you'll get is everything that you've wanted, princess (well which would you prefer) My finger on the trigger, or (me face down...

[Intro] Nobody, nobody will know Nobody, nobody will know [Verse 1] I felt like a giant when I sat beside you You’re little but you ain’t small And from the comfort of that couch in the sad part of Brooklyn The train took forever so most nights we’d ju...

Despondent, distracted, You're vicious and romantic; These are a few of my favorite things. All of those flavors and This is what you choose: Past the blues, past the blues, And on to something new, Something real, make it timeless, An act of God and...

Cradle the sound, caller speak through your teeth I was up and away I've never known what to think What I wanted to know, where did god sway And if the silence was gold, gold, gold When you got your way You'll never give what you get, no You'll never g...

I can remember, parking lot nights What did they mean to you? Wrapping my arms around your body Protecting and holding you And holding you Looking inside of my heart It was such a big surprise We've gone and done it again Does he love you like i can? Like i c...

Well there's been an accident (calm down) There's been an accident, breathe In THEN out calm down (in and out calm down) Breathe in and out calm down (in and out calm...) We can't go back Can't go back Can't go back, we can't... We can't go back Can't go back...

We found a house with a big yard And moved all of my things And most of your things, in And honey I was proud of it Honey I was proud of, you You quote the Good Book, When it's convenient But you don't have the sense No you don't have the sense To tie your ta...

You might lose your faith in science. You might lose faith in wealth. You might lose your faith in Jesus, or lose faith in yourself. But, when I let you down, look past your doubt. Just, please, please, don't lose your faith in me. You could lose...

This drowning sorrow is shaking me More than it ever has before The road signs reading bitter end Leave me suspect of a crime The city air chokes me today More than it ever had before I'm nervous to feel deserved By these street signs anymore Are you Going t...

I focused on the outline And I focused on the scenes I watched it come apart And I knew that it could have been me I saw fences tied in razor wire Borders drawn in blood I saw nothing but rain for days Still I, I wasn't ready for the flood Is there a...

If you should change your name I'd love you just the same And if you should run away I would save your place So you can go, go, go If you want to I wouldn't try and stop you I couldn't say I blame you Flicker flicker fade Destroy what you create And...

Jynx me something crazy Thinking if it's three then I'm as smooth as the skin rolls across the small of your back It's too bad it's not my style If you need me I'm out and on the parkway, patient and waiting for headlights, dressed in a fashion that's fitting...

A beautiful girl can make you dizzy Like youve been drinking jack and coke all morning She can make u feel high Full a single greatest commodity known to man Promise promise of a better day Promise of a greater hope Promise of a new tomorrow This particular au...

Well it's getting colder and you're getting distant and I just keep thinkin that I never meant it to be like this (to be like this) You know what comes next (so do I) You’re begging for a way to gracefully bow out and say goodnight It's worse than you think O...

When the lights went down And the room cleared out I could see, I could see Standing still and straight up right in front of me Singing holy water, holy water, straight and narrow I love you 'cause you shoot straight as an arrow Now put some piece toget...

You ain't gotta worry about me, baby Now I got everything I need It's taken me all this time to see If I live, if I don't get killed I'm going back to Jacksonville One of these days, it won't be long They'll look for me, and I'll be gone You ain't gott...

Everything was all electric, we were perfectly in tune And we stayed up until morning, more like early afternoon You read me like some book that you remembered from school Like there would be some kind of test you already knew the answers to This laughter...

We stand still and solid as a stone That massive, gleaming skyline swallowed us whole Whole I know you're tired, I feel it too I know you're tired, I feel it too I couldn't help it Neither could you I know you're tired, I feel it too I felt sick to m...

I guess this is as good a time as any Threatening to kick me out the house Like waiting on a heart attack I hate it 'cause I can't hit back Find a way to make it what you want I'll find a way to make it what you want I'll wait until you're good and sure...

The first degree was a riot You were making sure My lesson's leaned I'm not ashamed but i'm trying I've come to expect the standards you have set... Tell me just how dangerous is second best You've Settled for less and i'm sure you'll settle again You'll settl...

Took a chance and we hit the ground running Waiting for it nearly all night long Now the others saw the whole thing coming Took a chance and we hit the ground running Even when I look back now Try and slow it down somehow It's something that I can't exp...

Compact enhancement in your hand You were lifted from your mind Float like a ghost No sense of self No sense of time Smiling slow and steady You were young and you were free It used to come so easily Now it takes more And more It takes more (I knew...

All our secrets they are daily trouble Drip loose not around your head Your spotless instincts are valid We coexist Got 26 days to work with (got 26 days) We got 26 days to work with (it moves, it moves, it moves) We'll see what all gets done I'm an ad...

Came as a surprise Whistles and bells And although I was not asking You offered up you're help And I ain't ever gonna find another one I ain't ever gonna find another one That does me like you did Like you do Like you've done That does me like you di...

Well I'm blowing smoke out of your window And you're slipping back into your dress You know you were always such a lady I've always been impressed But gentlemen They don't ask questions Just keep quiet She'll pay attention Gentlemen don't ask question...

Your flower tongue wilts with too much sun And that's where we've been living for so long She's still sending off the western coast And watch the sun set with your shrinking voice See, I ain't the boy she loves the most I'm just enough to fill the void her dad...

Flower tongue wilts with too much sun And that's where we've been living for so long Sending off the western coast Watch the sun set with your shrinking voice See I ain't the boy that she loves the most I'm just enough to fill the void her daddy left Lonely, l...

Woke up yesterday with you on my mind so afraid of running out of time so come around again and i'll show you what i mean And you can tell me exactly what you need and we can talk all night (we can talk all night) and i will sing you lullabies (i will sing you...

You've got this new head filled up with smoke I've got my veins all tangled close To the jukebox bars you frequent The safest place to hide A long night spent with your most obvious weakness You start shaking at the thought you are everything I want 'Cause you...

The whole truth and nothing but the truth Stop me if you've heard this one before The whole truth is nothing but a good excuse So long as you don't torture me with my past Let's be honest; a secret silenced is a secret safe Miami, Miami, Miami Well every hour...

Two sides twist and then collide You're calling off the guards (Am I coming?) I'm coming through (Am I coming?) Adulteress conditioned to a spin cycled submission, You know, sometimes it just feels better to give in. (Sometimes it just feels better to g...

you've got to get better, said, it's all in your head, we could live through these letters or forget it altogether, see the months they dont matter its the days i can't take when the hours move to minutes and i'm seconds away, [REF] just ask the question come...

Well my dear, what long arms you have All the better to hold you down Slap my wrist with that sweet consequence What are we... What are we to do... What are we to do with you? Hey hey! What are we... What are we to do... What are we to do with you? Well I am...

"We've got to get better," I said, "It's all in your head." We could live through these letters or forget it all together See the months they don't matter it's the days I can't take When the hours move to minutes and I'm seconds away Just ask the question...

You wait in the dark for the music to soothe you to sleep Swallow your fears Become them eventually You sit like King David Watching women through the windows and walls Chase your desires until you find nothing at all Until you find nothing at all...

We're gonna die like this you know, miserable and oh, really gotta hand it to you, really gotta hand it to you, are you positive, absolutely sure, well just get dressed dont do this, spend the night late listening to my steadfast set that makes you wanna f...

Go on just say it, You need me like a bad habit, One that leaves you defenseless, dependent, and alone. Go on just say it (Are you afraid to), You need me like a bad habit (Say what you want to, tell me you want to), One that leaves you defenseless, depen...

Skin against skin covering bone, the body you're in is aggressively slim. Yeah, you earned the clothes you put on it to cover up where you've been. No leave those scars at home, let them slide down the length of your spine, cross your feet then down pas...

Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes I'm sorry it took me so long I'm sorry it took me so long (to come around) I'm sorry it took me so long (to come around) Your famous last words started once your fingers hit the snooze Jus...

Since you're gone I don't go out Lie in the house Yeah and since you're gone the days and nights are long. Oh this is nothing like I've pictured forgot what it was like to miss you. There's no one to take for granted now you're gone. I'm sorry I'm...

Hey! [x6] C'mon tell me that you're better And you rather just forget That things have gone so far Yeah, tell me that you're better And you rather just forget That things have gone too far, oh You're all I see Sink into me Sharpen your teeth Sink into me (Si...

(Yeah) Well, we assure you the procedure is safe and routine Dramamine sends haunting dreams (Dramamine sends haunting dreams) With an incessant drip, signs pockets like a palsy 'cause you have to work hard for (yeah you work hard for what you've got) yeah you...

That look was priceless, don't let me get carried away I've seen it before, and it still suits you the same (You catch on quick!) You catch on quick! The cynics stop before they give the same reviews (You catch on quick!) You catch on quick! Now this is where...

It takes so long You're going forward looking back A body like a welcome mat You never even stood a chance (On your own) A body like a welcome mat (On your own) Going forward looking back (Now you're looking back) You never even stood a chance You do...

I want to be stereotyped I want to be classified I want to be a clone I want a suburban home suburban home suburban home suburban home I want to be masochistic I want to be a statistic I want to be a clone I want a suburban home suburban home suburban...

Do you remember the time when you and i were fine hiding under the apple tree there was no one but you and me we would hide from passing cars and we would have the summer stars and we were better then then we'd ever been before you came back to me after walki...

Yeah! I played dead, immersed in that Technicoloured kind of black and white type Counting one to seven through the roof If my lady only knew how high I am, I am tonight I crack open the safe myself, now Forty-five, twenty-two, June until September, Three mo...

Open the gate to your apartment complex, Your not getting off that easily. I climb the fence, The one that you've been sitting on. (How long) Before I'm just a memory, (How long) Before you can't remember me, (How long?)Remember me. I never had a choice I nev...

It's not that I don't trust you well I just know what you've been up too and well this dial tone is agreeing with everything I've had in mind. and you've got your high as a kite tricks in the bag. so as his eyes move past your shoulder and your shades start m...

And I'm not so sure if I'm sure of anything anymore Well this is the last night (this is the last night) that you'll be keepin' secrets from me Just hit the lights before you leave you know, the million things you had to say sorry just, just might have found...

I wait around for the "Still small center" From saint to sinner Well which one is it? Just who do you think you are? (Just who do you think you are?) Well who did you call to get this? Well is it who I think it is? I swear to god I'm gonna kill him....

It's a free for all First comments served Half listens in And haven't watched it until the end yet I haven't watched it until the end But you can't stop yourself (You can't stop yourself) But you can't stop yourself (Before you could get it for free)...

So now I am owed this One self indulgent tirade A hollow attempt to To sell my point of view Yeah, I know what's rotting Beneath your best intentions At the heart of your convictions Sits a broken man that needs to understand I am owed this now I am...

Well, I'll wait till you listen I won't say a word to follow your instincts just never worked for me your silent but strong, (yeah, I'm playing that card) and your noticing nothing again Now I'm lying on the table with everything you said keeping mind...

[Verse 1: Adam Lazzara and John Nolan] What’s gonna happen when the old man goes Will you embrace chaos or take control When the guns are drawn outside your doors Will you call for peace or will you join the war What you gonna do when the law breaks in W...

Get up, get up Come on, come on, lets go There’s just a few things I think that you should know Those words at best Were worse than teenage poetry Fragment ideas And too many pronouns Stop it, come on You’re not making sense now You can’t make them w...

I'll take with me every single luxury when I leave you can Count on me for that and nothing more (Count on me for that and nothing more) The view from this side's not what The view from this side's not what I thought it'd be, promise something differently Clos...

So this is what we're up against? So this is what we're up against? Face it This is what we're up, up against? You're waiting And every minute is a minute away Face it This is what we're up, up against? You're waiting And every minute is a minute away Regret...

Nobody knows, nobody cares About the how and why and where The devil's in the details And we don't go in there Make it sound so simple Make it sound so cheap You make it seem so easy, lying through your teeth I couldn't believe it Took another look ar...

Arab Architects Are strung up by their necks Singing Hallelujah, hallelujah Bless it be the lord And now I'm drifting through the streets Drinking gypsy wine singing I can't believe how strange it is to be alive right now I see the good people tryin...

And then you said a little more about your dreams, Like it was my call (my call) If you would only listen Bypassed everything and went straight for the neck (I study) We study (up nightly) Dragged you out into the streets Before you buckled at your knees (buck...

See it's not like I didn't mean what I said when I said I'll put my money where my mouth is And I put my money where my mouth was Until I couldn't breathe through my nose And now I'm staring at the floor Where my second life just ended Where I lost not one but...

Oh, when the firing finally stops And our weapons start to drop Will we like what we see? Will we like what we see? Will I be completely confident That it was worth the time I spent? Will I like what I see? Will I like what I see? I still have all th...

[Verse 1] I was living day to day As the meetings they would suggest Sitting pretty having one foot out that door No, I didn’t know how to act Started running and I didn’t look back Still feel the same way Still don't know where I'm going Oh, then you...

I was there when you were lonely I was there when you were bored I was there when you were feeling scared And you were not sure what for. I was there you found out When you were madder than hell. You were scared, I was scared, We were scared but I did n...

You know how I do So sick (so sick) of being tired and oh so tired of being sick. We're both such magnificent liars so... "crush me baby I'm all ears." So obviously desperate. So desperately obvious. I'll give in one more time and feed you stupid lines all abo...

Looking in to your eyes I see all I want to be And I don't want it to end If I could only put two words the way I see you I only know I had an angel with me now And when I fall asleep, you're all that I see You're in my thoughts and all of my prayers I wish I...

She said don't, don't let it go to your head Boys like you are a dime a dozen, Boys like you are a dime a dozen She said you're a touch overrated, you're a lush and I hate it but these grass stains on my knees they won't mean a thing And all I (all I...

Just think of this and me as just a few of many things to lie around to clutter up your shelves And I wish you weren't worth the wait because there's some thing's I'd like to say to you... I don't think that you know what you've been missing Cuz I don't think...