whatever happened to second chances?
swallowed whole by the hopeless romantic
shining, shining
bright eyes just happen to be staring at me
focus in on the shadow's whisper
incandescently...

hold on, i'm still not breathing
whoa, the kids are burning
on and on and on
hold on, i'm stuck here waiting
most nights you stop your shaking
faking it all along
(take those notes...feel free to quote me baby)

faking it all along, lady
take those note and quote me baby

local killing sprees make the paper headlines
front page news
violet, violet familiar eyes
are reading the newspaper blues
we can't live like this
haunting a hit-or-miss
exceeding expectations

hold on, i'm still not breathing
whoa, the kids are burning
on and on and on
hold on, i'm stuck here waiting
most nights you stop your shaking
faking it all along
(take those notes...feel free to quote me baby)

faking it all along, lady
take those note and quote me baby