Phoenix Foundation (The)

The Drinker
i wore my blackest heart into my evening dress as i crossed that floor in a spirit mess and i wonder just how long i've been drinking myself to death as i took out my tongue and off my head i crawled like a sunset into bed and i spent the whole night dreaming bout what that strange girl said she said "all of your hopes and all of your dreams shattered to dust and split at the seams at the bottom of the bottle you can wipe your conscience clean and if hell don't make you suffer you can surely suffer me" it was the sort of night you felt like breaking up or going out to vandalise the streets but i stayed at this masquerade and i had another drink i was hoping to bring sin to my sheets we are all so special, we are neat and i keep freaking people out every time i speak cuz i say... i wore my blackest heart into my evening dress i wore my favourite tie in my sunday best and i shot a thousand rounds in an act of ... (??) i said "christ i need a lawyer" he said "son i'll do my best" Aus Songtexte Mania