album  by:  everything  goes  numb

artist  by:  streetlight  manifesto

why  do  you  cry  when  you  know  how  the  story  ends?  /  how  can  you  laugh  when  you  know  that  it  hurts  your  friends?  /  we’ve  all  been  there  once  but  you  never  left  /  this  is  me  coming  back  to  get  you  out  /  to  say  goodbye  to  make  amends  /  i’m  not  leaving  this  place  /  unless  i’m  leaving  with  you  /  you’re  the  only  person  with  a  half  decent  heart  here  /  and  i  know  you  will  put  it  to  use  /  until  it’s  gone,  gone,  gone  ///  and  as  you  close  your  eyes  for  the  big  sleep  /  i  hope  you  think  of  me  ///  and  if  you  go,  i’ll  be  gone  /  and  you’ll  be  left  alone  to  live  your  life,  as  you  please  /  but  someday  you’ll  agree  that  i  was  always  meant  for  you  /  you  were  always  meant  for  me,  and  you  will  see:  you’re  impossible  ///  me  and  mr.  dylan  on  the  ride  home  /  we  had  a  heart  to  heart  about  life  /  but  neither  him  or  me  could  decide  for  ourselves  if  we  wanted  to  outlive  that  night  /  like  two  children  on  the  playground  of  the  unconfessed  souls  /  abandoned  by  our  mothers  and  our

lovers  and  our  foes  /  if  only  we  were  brave  enough  to  live  the  lives  we  stole  /  what  a  wonderful  world  this  could  be!  /  so  how  many  more  examples  until  we  break?  /    how  many  sacrifices  must  we  make?  /  because  we’ve  all  been  there  once  before  /  and  it  looks  like  we’ve  returned  once  more  /  is  this  the  beginning  or  the  end?  ///  the  last  two  soldiers  on  the  battlefield  /  survivors  of  the  war  /  they  aim  at  one  another  while  their  mothers  beg  the  lord  /  "if  you’re  listening,  i’m  missing  him  /  so  somehow  bring  him  home  /  how  did  it  come  to  this?"  /  so  the  soldiers  lift  their  rifles  /  they’re  aiming  at  the  head  /  they  think  of  their  first  love  before  they  take  their  final  breaths  /  and  some  where  in  the  distance  they  hear  something  someone  said:  "how  did  it  come  to  this?"