"the sound of being choked"
- the pAper chAse

(as recorded live acoustic at the liquid lounge)

sweetheart your body's weak
when they're onto the tune in here
i know it's harder when you think
you've been praying to that God for years
but tonight we shall convene
tonight we organize
we won't wake up on the floor
and promenade to our stupid lies

see i was hoping i'd catch you here
for comrade and comradary
i've got a bevy of ideas
and i've gotta tell you everything
see i've been going to bed with death
and my head is laying in his lap
i had a brilliant idea once in this brain
now i'm terrified it ain't coming back

so, girl you pinch your cheeks and you will all be free
no more cutting your teeth like some ugly and some unhappy

this is the sound of us growing old
this is the sound of us being broke
this is the sound of em walking away
this is the sound of us being choked
this is the sound of a photograph
the one you're hiding between your ears
but you can stuff it into your sock drawer little girl
but it will always be right here

well, it'll always be right here

what is it worth to you
to clean those muddy boots
to sell out on them
before they sell out on you

and what is it worth to you
when everything goes black
open up your brave displays
like with your grandfather's heart attack
and your mother by his side

i'm making up all the plans
and he was selling out on her
but she was selling out on him
and she was selling out on him

this is the sound of us growing old
this is the sound of us being broke
this the sound of em walking away
this is the sound of us being choked
this is the sound of us growing old
this is the sound of us being broke
this is the sound of us walking away
this is the sound of selling out your own
this is the sound of selling out your own
this is the sound of selling out your own
this is the sound of selling out your own
this is the sound of selling out your own