Pourmercy, mercyonme
Setfiretohistory
I'mbreakin'myownrules
I'mcryin'likea fool
Tallstoriesonthe page
Shortgloriesonthe faint
Ibeencloseenoughtotouch
ButInevercaredforlove

It'sa churchofburntromances
AndI'mtoofargonetopray
It'sa solosongandit'sonlyforthe brave

Ifthe truthtell
Darling, youfell
Likethereain'tenough
Dyingstarsinyoursky
It'sa talltale
Andit'sonlyhello, hello, nogoodbye

Pourmercy, mercyonme
I'llfalluponmyknees
Andthey'llsay, "Itoldyouso
Comeon, whenyouknow, youknow"
Allthe lonelyshadowdances
Fromthe cradletothe grave
It'sa solosongandit'sonlyforthe brave