why can’t you just
forget about algebra
it’s all about you now
and all your talk
of logic and formula
could never help you now
not anymore

cause you were always
on the run
from the darkness
in your heart
so you wear it
on the outside
of your chest

i have taken
the liberty
to tell your ghost to go
bribing them with
sunlight and sympathy
they promised not to show
for a while

cause you were always
the little boy
who couldn’t keep it
to yourself
so your heart
is on the outside
of your chest

at the speed of light
you moved inside my home
nothing is alright
if you are still alone

and your heart
is greater than
the sum of you
and everyone

but still you’re always
on the run
from the poison
in your lungs
and your heart
is on the outside
of your chest

something’s watching over me
there’s someone in
my house that i can’t see
i’ve asked her many times to leave
she tells me she’s not evil

in my hours of confidence
when feeling real and
worthy of my friends
when i let go of my defence
she’s waiting in a corner

angel of sadness
leave me alone
save me some hours
to try on my own
when the music is over
the silence is on
you know i will be yours alone
so pick me up
and carry me home

life with her is getting hard
it’s like i’m not the
driver of my own car
i’m not the holder of my credit card
oh jesus, make me sober

misery comes and lovers go
i lose myself and
sometimes i don’t know
she says i’ve always told you so
but i’ll stay with you forever

angel of sadness
leave me alone
save me some hours
to try on my own
when the music is over
the silence is on
you know i will be yours alone
so pick me up
and carry me home

angel of sadness
angel of grief
save me some hours
then please can you leave
when the music is over
the silence is on
i’ll be completely on my own
but i’ll work it out
and find me a home

i caught you smiling
with pointed teeth
what once was beautiful
has turned bitter and cheap
so now there’s nothing
i can do for you
but leave your roses
out to die

i misbehaved
i’m in your way
i’m in your way
like an elephant

gentle smiling
with pointed teeth
now there’s a war between
my high hopes and me
so this is how you put
an end to things
by cutting throats
with a smile

i misbehaved
i’m in your way
in your way
like an elephant

but in the corner
of my mind
a little angel saying
don’t waste your love
you love too much

badadadam
badadam
badadada
ahahaha
ohhhhhh
badadadam
badadam
badadada

would you help me pack my bags
i might be leaving
i need some sweet assistance
while i’m stealing
some of your time
i hope that’s fine

and i’ve got photographs
of all you all i’m needing
forgiveness if i
left you all believing

that i’m the one
cause i feel like none
and i need something
to direct me to it

cause i’m a frequent flyer
a notorious liar, ohh
but i can’t get close enough
i never get close
i can’t get close enough

i would love to tell my story
from the ending
but the story’s getting thin
from heavy spending

and i need my man
and i need a fence
and i need someone to protect me
from the wench

i’m a frequent flyer
a notorious liar, ohh
but i can’t get close enough
i never get close
i can’t get close enough
to the ending

i can’t get close enough, i, i, i
i can’t get close enough
to the sun
i can’t get close enough

i’m a frequent flyer
a notorious liar, ohh
but i can’t get close enough
i never get close
i can’t get close enough
it seems

in the morning
and in the evening
when you think
you’re alone
too many hours
in your apartment
has made me
hard as a stone

i’ve tried to crack you
i told you you’re the one
but you must have thought
that i have gone
i told you a lotta lies
just to get laid
but your heart is
hard as a stone

you’re vicious
but i’m a man
i’m gonna do
what i can
to remain
hard as a stone

that little pigeon
where did you find her
i had to break her
every bone
eleven hours
in your pool
no longer
hard as a stone

she was delicious
now i’m the star
if you wanna be
what you are
you’ve gotta be
hard as a stone
hard as a stone
ha-ha-ha-hard as a stone

you’re mean
but i’m a man
it’s not exactly
what i planned
but it seems
i’m hard as a stone
i’m hard as a stone
seems i’m hard as a stone