Who's that loungin' in my chair? Who's that castin' devious stares in my direction? Mama, this surely is a dream, yeah And I smell sex and candy here Hanging 'round downtown by myself And I've had so much time to sit and think about myself And there she

You're such an energy. Alright, alright, alright, He's there to stare and Tell you how to look. I'm not even sure they know You by name. He's there to share what they Think of you.

Take me for what I am Who I was meant to be And if you give a damn Take me baby or leave me Every single day I walk down the street I hear people say, "Baby so sweet" Ever since puberty Everybody stares at me

Rain came down in sheets that night Stared out to the left and to the right Rain came down in cords Seemed to laugh at us 'til daylight Clouds raised out across the autumn sky

What have we said Wasn't it their bed Haven't we paid penance What of presence And the little boy stared Into the eyes of the night Button collects price of his time Little girl glared Sheets of denial

Rain came down in sheets that night Stared out to the left and to the right Rain came down in cords Seemed to laugh at us 'til daylight Clouds raised out across the autumn sky

Faithful me Pour yourself Wield your power Martyr's price Stare me down To the ground Slake my thirst

Enter into a circle of light, engraved in flesh stare in my eyes, I will not bow down, the only truth pulling words form my lips Tearing me within this life will Remain a mystery to you until the day you pass away Speak lies spilling from your lips as

Maybe I like that I'm not alright I like to stare at the sun And think about what I've done I lie awake in my great escape I like crossing the line Its for losing my mind Are you okay 'Cause I feel fine Maybe its me

And we can run, from the backdrop of these gears and scalpels At every hour goes the tick-tock bang of monitors as They stared us down when we met in the emergency room And in our beds, I could hear you breathe with help from cold machines Every hour, on