Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up

Can't afford to lose my head (lose my head)
 Can't afford to lose my cool
 You'll blow them all in kingdom come (kingdom come)
 I can't afford to lose my tease
 I just aim to please
 Feel like a no-tell motel painting
 Out of place or ignored
 It's all medals and trophies, trophies and medals
 All before the race has been run
 (Oh, take off your mask) Take it off now baby
 (Is it too much to ask?) Too much to ask
 (Go on and give it a try) Let it up now
 (Or kiss your ass goodbye) Goodbye
 Autobiographical anonymous (anonymous)
 A cotillion of friction on my jurisdiction
 It's a lovely disguise with the wandering eyes (wandering eyes)
 I get high, now you've got something to look up to
 Trouble's a mangy stray dog
 Play with it once, then it follows you home
 It's all have nots, have nones, hey can I have some?
 Until I've had enough yet I've had none
 (Oh, take off your mask) Rip it off now baby
 (Lose it into the trash) Throw it all away
 (Go on and give it a try) Throw it all away
 (Or kiss your ass goodbye)
 Suddenly it gets easy
 The sun goes down
 The long arm of important things
 Disappears in her gown
 You finally drop the knife
 Forget you ever
 It's a goodnight, that ain't forever
 It feels so good to give up, give in
 In your arms
 I know it hurts
 It hurts to be young
 Metamorphosis is pain
 It hurts to be young
 Gotta learn every Goddamn thing
 You gotta hack your way through
 And realize
 It's almost entirely lies
 But then you'll begin to smile
 Smile for me
 Real wide
 Then you accept what you are
 The transformation is done
 You've become
 Absorbed into and you know
 I think I know what to do