THE DAMNED THINGS LYRICS

1. Handbook For The Recently Deceased

We're breaking up, getting lost in the static
You're getting blurry, right in front of me
The footsteps growing quiet in the hallway as I let go
The gravity that attracts us helps us implode, or else we'd keep dividing but I know

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash, so strike up a fire, light up the town, because
We're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down

Our lips move but we speak in a language that neither one of us can understand
You sleepwalk through the tape and the sirens, and I let go
The rules of our attraction were carved in stone
And yet you keep resisting, but I know

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash, so strike up a fire, light up the town, because
We're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down

It doesn't matter
It's a disaster
The chaos will calm us down

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash, so strike up a fire, light up the town, because
We're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down
You're wearing us down, because
We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash, so strike up a fire, light up the town, because
We're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down

2. Bad Blood

You couldn't tell from my tone that I want you?
You couldn't guess from the vibe that you're mine?
Shot glasses, burnt out cigarettes
You wanted nothing, baby get in line
I couldn't stay though I thought you'd be waiting, holding your breath while I wore out the crown
Clock freezes, no change in scenery
I closed my eyes and you opened the ground

So I watch and I wait and I pace
You gave rope so I'm hanging around

Bad blood is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood, we're dancing on the edge of the knife
Can you feel it?
Tonight we bring our bodies to life

I come crawling back through the cracks in your windows
I'm seeping into your skin through the walls
Grand delusions of petty criminals; if I'm not everything I'm nothing at all

So I watch and I wait and I pace
You gave rope so I'm hanging around

Bad blood is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood, we're dancing on the edge of the knife
Can you feel it?
Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Bad blood is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood, I'm crashing right in front of your eyes
Can you feel it?
Tonight we bring our bodies to life

Where was I when you thought I crossed the line?
Where was I when the gears began to grind?
Where was I while the band kept playing on?
Where was I when you knew I was wrong?

Bad blood is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood, we're dancing on the edge of the knife
Can you feel it?
Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Bad blood is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood, I'm crashing right in front of your eyes
Can you feel it?
Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Come on baby get in line
Tonight we bring our bodies to life

3. Friday Night (Going Down In Flames)

Write a note and keep the car running
Hide the evidence in front of their eyes
The heat of passion but in the sweat we're baptised
Don't ask if I know what I'm doing
Because I don't know, I don't know
But if I have to, I'll do it on my own

And if you look for rhyme or a reason
Your head will spin because

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night and Sunday's saints have gone away
They're out of sight
All I want is another good time
It's Friday night, and if we're all going down in flames
I think the devil just called my name

Cross the world in search of a balance
The white whale keeps eluding me
We've got our hooks in, now we're dragged by our feet
Don't ask if I know where it's going
Because I don't know, I don't know
But where I end up is where I rest my bones

And if you look for rhyme or a reason
Your head will spin because

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night and Sunday's saints have gone away
They're out of sight
All I want is another good time
It's Friday night, and if we're all going down in flames
I think the devil just called my name

My mind is racing, the room's in a spin
And I'm tired of knockin', so just let me in
You know where I'm headin', and I know where you've been
That ain't gonna stop from giving in

And if you look for rhyme or a reason
Your head will spin because

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night and Sunday's saints have gone away
They're out of sight
All I want is another good time
It's Friday night and if we're all going down in flames
I think the devil just called my name
All I want is another good time
It's Friday night, so let my demons draw the line
Just stay on your side
All I want is another good time
It's Friday night, and if we're all going in flames
I think the devil just called my name

4. We've Got A Situation Here

I've been waiting patiently for the crowd to gather in
To read off my demands on the news this evening
I have not asked for much
But I want what I can't afford
Just to find myself a mess
At the steps to her door
At the steps to her door
At the steps to her door

This situation is out of my hands
I am the crossbearer in the crosshairs
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I got a new prayer for a new plan
Come in and get me

I'm making all this up
As the eyes follow along
No lines between the dots
It's the right time going wrong
We wanted something more
Than we could ever regret
And I don't ever learn
But I know I forget
I know I forget
I know I forget

This situation is out of my hands
I am the crossbearer in the crosshairs
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I got a new prayer for a new plan
Come in and get me

Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do you kids get the sense
I've come undone
Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do you kids get the sense
I've come undone

With all the love in the world
We're still one foot in the grave
For the love of god, put your sights on my heart
When all the eyes are upon me
I'm sure I'll freeze to the spot
For the love of god, put your sights on my heart

When it comes for us
Like I know it will
When it comes it takes us in its arms

This situation is out of my hands
I am the crossbearer in the crosshairs
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I got a new prayer for a new plan
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I am the crossbearer in the crosshairs
Come in and get me
Come in and get me
Come in and get me

Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do you kids get the sense
I've come undone
Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do you kids get the sense
I've come undone

5. Black Heart

I hope you've taken notice of the wandering eyes, all the circling wagons and where I draw the line
All the birds of prey that keep searching have come to feast on my little black heart
Some get discouraged while the other ones starve

We've got to keep moving

And though the dust might settle my bones, my blood will sneak out after dark
Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party that catches you and bring you to my little black heart

A blank slate in the water with nothing sinking in, and I just keep repeating every goddamn thing
I try to trim some fat from the evening, throw some meat to the wolves gathered round
I still get discouraged because it's just slowing me down

We've got to keep moving

And though the dust might settle my bones, my blood will sneak out after dark
Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party that catches you and bring you to my little black heart

Everybody's got their own thing, what's mine is yours and yours is nothing
Everybody's got their own thing, what's mine is mine and I got something

And though the dust might settle my bones, my blood will sneak out after dark
Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party that catches you and bring you to my little black heart
And even if you're nowhere to be found, I have been searching from the start
Time will set the trap as strong as I was that catches you and brings you to my little black heart

6. A Great Reckoning

I'll let the coin toss figure it out if that's alright
I can't be bothered with the affairs of the heart
When I'm trying to ruin my life
Place your money down to beat the spread
You give me more credit than you should ever invest
And if it's bad luck that suits us
Then I'm one of a kind

The king gets his aces cracked my good name's no good anymore
Awareness is leaving me but I don't miss is it, I don't know
I'm not wanted I reckon
I reckon, I reckon whoa

It's not necessity that kept you around of that I'm sure
Unless you need to keep falling apart then I'm your safest bet
We've been counting cards trying to win
I lost more dignity then I had to spend
And if it's bad luck that suits us
Then I'm one of a kind

The king gets his aces cracked my good name's no good anymore
Awareness is leaving me but I don't miss is it, I don't miss it
You can't take me anywhere my good name's no good anymore
The king gets his aces cracked and I don't miss it, I don't know
I'm not wanted I reckon
I reckon, I reckon whoa

The king gets his aces cracked my good name's no good anymore
Awareness is leaving me but I don't miss is it, I don't miss it
You can't take me anywhere my good name's no good anymore
The king gets his aces cracked and I don't miss it, I don't know
I'm not wanted I reckon
I reckon, I reckon whoa

Tonight I am ending the world
Tonight I am ending the world
Every night I am ending the world
This is my great reckoning

7. Little Darling

C'mon little darling, put on your favourite shoes
C'mon c'mon little darling
I'm gonna give you the blues
I'll make sure to keep a light on to draw you in
Like a flame you're burnin' up darling to go out again

Quiet down baby you're not listening to what I say
We're all the way
Dry your eyes honey let the broken record play
We're all the way
Quiet down baby you're not listening to what I say
We're all the way
Little darling gonna save my soul

C'mon get loud little darling, you've got a lot to prove
C'mon get high little darling, hearts gonna beat 'til they bruise
I don't mean to keep you waiting and wondering
Like a wave I'm rolling in darling to go out again

Quiet down baby you're not listening to what I say
We're all the way
Dry your eyes honey let the broken record play
We're all the way
Quiet down baby you're not listening to what I say
We're all the way
Little darling gonna save my soul

I come and go but never disappear
A million miles until we're in the clear
I come and go but never disappear
I keep running back to you little darling

Quiet down baby you're not listening to what I say
We're all the way
Dry your eyes honey let the broken record play
We're all the way
Quiet down baby you're not listening to what I say
We're all the way
Little darling gonna save my soul

8. Ironiclast

You're soaking wet in the middle of a dry spell
The cold sex and the boredom sells
Heatseeker, pull the curtain down
The death pangs and the wedding vows

This trash is fucking contagious
It runs through every inch of my veins
Turn the music off, pull the covers down
The death mask is a bridal veil

You're so cool, you snuff out all the verve
You don't feel much but you've got every nerve
Tell the kids, boy
What's it's like to be stoned?

Like I don't know
Oh, I know

I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know

Snake charmer going out through the trapdoor
The black sheep the lost boys are waiting for
Fashion martyr, walk the catwalk
Your knees buckled from the weight of the cross

This trash is fucking contagious
It runs through every inch of my veins
Turn the music off, pull the covers down
The death mask is a bridal veil

You're so cool, you snuff out all the verve
You don't feel much but you've got every nerve
Tell the kids, 'boy, would you like to be

Like I don't know
Oh, I know

I got a black cloud above me too
And I got lungs to match

This trash is fucking contagious
It covers every broken inch of my bones
Turn the music off, pull the covers down
The death bed is the marital tomb, so cold

9. Graverobber

I got caught dragging the scraps from the heap by the junkyard dogs
They won't leave me alone because I went for the pearl they keep in the mouth of the pig
But he won't let it go, so I broke the lock to the vault where they buried my child
But he won't stay alive
No he can't be revived
Don't push me
I said I was leaving
I just wanted to stick my hands up the shirts of the grieving

Graverobber, you can't take me home
I don't care what nobody says, lord
That's my bed on the side of the road
Graverobber, your hands are getting cold

We take another drink of the dust that don't just blow, it pours straight from the veins of the ghost of our lord
And it won't be long until my cask is a casket
And I've righted all my wrongs

Graverobber, you can't take me home
I don't care what nobody says, lord
That's my bed on the side of the road
Graverobber, your hands are getting cold

I lost what I've found in the feedback and chemicals
We're growing mold on the fruits of our labours
I go back to the well, with my head in my hands and my tail between my legs

Graverobber, you can't take me home
I don't care what nobody says, lord
That's my bed on the side of the road
Graverobber, your hands are getting cold

10. The Blues Havin' Blues

The good lord must have heard my prayers, because he packed up and disappeared
He took the praise and extravagant odes, and he left the sting I've been dying to know
Someone should give that old devil his due
He taught me how to love only you
I know I owe my good fortune to him

Because he pulled me out of the trance that faith had put me in

I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters, stripped of the sins we're destined for
I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water, the sons and the daughters, the kind of death worth living for

The Good Stranger has seen me grieve
He saw the crooked old heart on my sleeve
He took the note I had handwritten and said "Only sinners become better men"
Someone should give that old devil his due
He taught me how to love only you
I owe the love of my woman to him

Because he took her out of the grave that faith put her in

I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters, stripped of the sins we're destined for
I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water, the sons and the daughters, the kind of death worth living for

I can't live without the blues
I can't love without the blues
I can't sleep without the blues
The devil will take his pay so we're alright

Because he pulled me out the trance that faith had put me in

I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters, stripped of the sins we're destined for
I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water, the sons and the daughters, the kind of death worth living for





THE DAMNED THINGS LYRICS