Death lingered in your doorway
Awaiting invitation
Like a vampire or a neighbor
They sensed your hesitation
And your eventual acquiescence
Rained sheets of pain and anger
But I thought to myself
How heavenly a state
The acceptance of collapsing
Under unspeakable weight
The righteous indignation
Began flowing as expected
You were a question without an answer
An introspection best deflected
There was no closure in your exit
It was a perfume for the scentless
But I thought to myself
How heavenly a state
When there’s no making sense
Of the past or present tense
I will breathe for you
I will breathe for you
Death lingered in your doorway
And then reached across the threshold
You grasped the hand extended
And were pulled into the unknown
How heavenly a state
How heavenly a state
Other lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie:
Envy The Birds
I can’t recall where I left— I left my mind, I left my mind It’s somewhere in the rubble of an argument And hard to find, it’s hard to find I watched as …
Full Of Stars
Please forgive me These nights, my head is full of stars Of constellations retreating Away from where we are And I fear I’ll soon be wishing on an empty sky …
How Heavenly A State
Death lingered in your doorway Awaiting invitation Like a vampire or a neighbor They sensed your hesitation And your eventual acquiescence Rained sheets of pain and anger …
I Built You A Tower (A)
I built you a tower A tower in my mind A place that no one else No one else would ever find ‘Cause I needed you I needed you contained You’d run circles …
I Built You A Tower (B)
I built you a tower in my mind A place that no one else could ever find ‘Cause I needed you contained You’d run circles ‘round my brain Until I could …