Bells

is this the best you have to offer us?
 you genius, your hair mussed
 by now you must have heard about the whirling world
 outside
 twist a knife in it, i don't care
 drain the life from it, i don't care
 if you can fake it you can take them like a
 photograph.
 with a coy sigh in time
 with girlfriend waiting on the line
 fine, but can't you wait to make her cry?
 and they'll remember you alive
 as that pain in their unkind invitation tonight
 so here's your credit for the lie
 that you've been hanging
 and over awaiting your reply.
 is this the worst you have to peddle us?
 scandalous? oh spare us!
 by now they must have heard about your worried world
 inside
 pull the covers up, i don't care
 call all your lovers up, i don't care
 if the fates sing to your face queen of the raincloud
 club.
 i lied when i said we were alike
 your rest friend waiting on the line
 to compliment your new shine
 i can hardly stand to stand here now
 to be your stare to admit to all
 the pain that you've been painting
 and over and i can't bear to stay.
 so come on and sing along!
 aren't we bridges aren't we bells?
 aren't we chuckling through our curls?
 up to heaven and down to hell
 say it again pal, aren't we bells?
 aren't we statues in a story
 where we choose our goals of glory
 over family and over friends
 say it again and again.
 aren't we bridges aren't we bells?
 aren't we sighing in our cells?
 up to heaven and down to hell
 say it again pal, aren't we bells?
 aren't we bells?