VANNA LYRICS

1. The Alarm

A hard fall
On a rough path
Her body her betrayer
She spoke as she fought back
To lose is to lose
But I'll never die for you
And now I'm saved with
The flare, the spark, the alarm
I am willing this
I'm not alone in this fight
You've made a curse of it
There's no excuse for the trite
Not one
Would they believe
The things we've done
This gives my sleepless nights
A reason to be home
They're crying out
As they make their way down
In the midst of all this drowning
What will come of us
Swing now hard
The reveille sounds
Was it worth it
They set the fire
With eyes so wide
A sudden sense of comfort
Washed over them at once
They're crying out
As they make their way down
In the midst of it
What became
Swing now hard
With eyes so wide
Love is all there was

2. The Vanishing Orchestra

Under
Shelter
Of sins and secrets
Wait in silence
In silence
Four strangers
They approach
Not a word
Not a sound
The faces in the hill
Come alive
They won't take "no"
So we give it to them
Let your bad blood spill
The wind
Moans in the trees
When I lay down
On your bed
And your face is
Of an angel
Give my blade your wings
Find their hearts
Black as the devil's eyes
Smile back
Go like the wind
Like the wind in her hair
With your spear at their hearts
This is perfect

3. Surgical Tools

Damager
Oh damager
With glass in your eyes
How do you see
How do you feel with your hands so posed
Lets talk numbers
Lets talk themes
Now they've been ruined
See you next week
I missed the meeting
Oh no
I've been away
Lets be reborn
Oh yeah
Lets dig out graves and make them deep
Oh god its a fashion trend
Fortress lock your plague
Damager dig your grave
Though your pages
Are torn and tattered
They still read you like a book
Just close your eyes and walk away
We laid her down
Opened her with
The sharpest blade we found
Hoping inside
We'd find the cure
To our condition
But as graceful as the lady may have been
She still bled the blood that made her human
She shed roses on her bed
And she spoke in a winter wilted language
"I've sold my gold for blood red
She'll never cry another tear again"

4. The Things He Carried

Light it up
A flash so thin
Through a sky so grey
Look away
Our faces turned
Its a plea to the ear
Its a walk to my hands
Its a fall to my feet
To find sympathy
Now you're lost
In the dark
And nowhere to be found
But I know you'll be waiting there for us
His fortunes
Our futures at hand
We light
Light up like cities in the night
Light this
Like a happy scene
Its a set
Its all it takes
To trick our eyes
And fabricate
Honest
Honest goodbyes
Now you're lost
In the dark
And nowhere to be found
But I know you'll be waiting there for us
Our lives light up at times like these
At times
Our lives
Light up like cities in the night
His fortunes
Our futures at hand
We light
Light up like cities in the night
Like rivers
We splinter
You don't have to leave
Run away with me

5. Magnetic Knives

You have lost yourself
You will never be found
We'll cut from ear to ear
We will open you up
You have that look on your face
The kind that razors can trace
Can we cut to the point
Where have the carving knives gone
We will leave you underground
Screaming out so loud
You won't make a sound
Lost in love
Last in love
They'll need more than a shovel to dig you up

6. Trophy Wives

Scarlet
Ribbons fall away
She lets down her hair
So polished
Lips that tear
Your heart from
Your chest
All we are looking
All we are looking for
I found
Young love
Nursing an old soul
Goddamn
I'll lay my pride down
I am still for you
And with this heart of gold
I am still for you
I see them looking
The hearts
You've broken
You're their queen
They die for you
So darling
When we dance
And you sparkle my prize
Kiss me with that look in your eye
So they know that you're mine
Beg love
Take mercy
Beg love
Take mercy
Filthy is
Only skin deep
Mercy
Mercy on me

7. Home

[instrumental]

8. Country Boys... Goddamn

You sing just like
Uncaged birds
Till the trees are ablaze
The scribe licks his pen
Come fly with me
Rewrite our end
Still alive
Still, alive
This is peace
They will never send for us
These walls have taught us
Not to speak
Not to feel
Not to see
Sing me to sleep
Like this is home
Sing for me
While we're alone
Please stay
I need you here, my bird
Dear god
Call an ambulance
You sing just like
Uncaged birds
Still alive
Still, alive

9. Heavens To Betsy

Let's run like kids at play
Hold our breath
Until our hearts stop beating
Hearts stop beating
Let my last thought
Be something I hold dear
Let my last breath
Be something I hold [dear]
Something I hold to myself
Keep locked away inside
I tried my best
Is it enough
Hold your breath
Is it enough

10. We Ate The Horse You Rode In On

This is not
At all what it seems
There is no sorrow or regret
For the choices that we make
You'll be gone like them tomorrow
Goddamn I'm no killer
They'll be looking
They'll be searching for days
To find a trace of your body
I remember those confessions you made
When you drove to my house
Were you looking for trouble
I know all those houses look the same
We'll keep on moving
With the wind at our backs
I don't want to see you fall apart
When they come to get you
I know we can have at this head start
And I'm sure we'll pull through
Tell me that we'll make it out alive
I know this desert has got its ghosts
So know it's just a matter
A matter of time before they find us
Oh my my oh hell yes
You're being buried in your party dress
I'll hide my face from the sun
And the fire won't stop
Fire won't stop me
We'll keep on moving with the wind at our backs
Oh my my oh hell yes
You're being buried in your party dress
You're not my usual
My usual
You're not my usual victim
You're safe and sound
I'll keep you hidden with me

11. This Map Is Proof

I don't
Love what I've done
All these months of wear
I don't know where I was
And now
At this anchor like an altar
I tie and tie and tie
If this never ends
At least I'll stay alive
Learn to forgive myself
Now press west
Cover your footsteps
Climb your hill
Like a mountain
You are not a wall on which I lean
I am not the man you thought I was
Is there more to this than what I see
I've been wandering
And for this I ache
I should have told you
I loved you back
This wasn't a dream
Set adrift
Ill advised, ill equipped
Sleep safe
Thinking well
We can only hope he makes it
We can only hope
He makes it somewhere

12. You Were Never Lovelier

My amber furnace breathes
I've got an ear to the wall
If we sat forever in this house
The wind would take us
So take me
Ride all night
Like a bullet from a gun [x3]
Get to me
Your eyes don't lie
Take me, take me
Goddamn perfect eyes
Spill the embers
Fan the fire
I'll fill it floor to ceiling
Escape with a price on my head
I'm a wanted man
A wanted man
I'll meet you in the front seat
Headlights off
I'm a fugitive
A victim and
A criminal
We'll make our getaway
Invented colors
To hide us in the dark
Hide us in the dark







VANNA LYRICS