These days I say goodbye without opening my mouth
I just stare into the distance til you figure it out
‘Cause I feel as invested as a border guard
Who’s seen too many people leaving to take it too hard
I’m too tired to talk, I’m too tired to end the war
And I can’t seem to hold it together anymore
And my old haunts, each one’s a trigger and I’m holding the gun
Like a perp frozen in your headlights who forgot to run
And I’m overcome by the voices multiplying in the crowd
That’s been swelling in between my ears and growing frighteningly loud
I’m too tired to talk, I’m too tired to end the war
And I can’t seem to hold it together anymore
I’m too tired to start, I can’t bring you up to speed
There’s too many riptides in this ocean to proceed
And though I’m feeling fine
Roughly half the time
There’s a fatal flaw
In my heart’s design
I’m too tired to talk, I’m too tired to end the war
And I can’t seem to hold it together anymore
I’m too tired to start, I can’t bring you up to speed
There’s too many riptides in this ocean to proceed
There’s too many riptides in this ocean to proceed
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 …