Holy Ground

Keep it in your bedroom museum
 We'll trash the place to keep it clean
 Bury it with my dog in the yard
 Paste it up on four little walls
 Your attic and the hallowed halls
 Echo with whatever we'll discard
 They took our tree to the burnin' yard
 We took our chances with countin' cards
 I dial and dial but you don't hear a thing
 These aren't just words to toss around
 We'll build a house to burn it down
 Carve it in your bedpost like it's scripture
 But it's only gonna kill you if you let it
 But you're only gonna win if you're bettin'
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 Facedown on your bedroom floor
 How sweet the sound, how clean and pure
 Save it for a teenaged mausoleum
 Hungrier than ever before
 But I don't dare to ask for more
 The years go by, dilute it with a scream
 Scattered on the holy ground
 We'll build a house and burn it down
 Carve it in your bedpost like it's scripture
 Blink, you'll miss her
 On your wedding day, won't you save me a card?
 'Cause one day, we'll be
 Living in the same old city
 And I'll say, "let's start a band"
 And mean it really
 You can kick a girl while she's down
 I'm sure that I'll see you around
 Don't tell me you've forgotten
 How it feels to be an optimist
 Come here, won't you give me a kiss goodbye?
 It never won't make my father cry
 But it's only gonna kill you if you let it
 You're always gonna win what you're bettin'