Threw out a wish on a long piece of string Kept it in my hand 'til I reached the ground Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in Climbed up, brought it down on Ascension day Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in, pulled it in Ascension day In the shadow

Whirl on silver wheels High speed drift on a prairie road Hot tires sing like a string being bowed Sudden town rears up then explodes Fragments resolve into white line code Black earth energy receptor fields Undulate under a grey cloud shield We outrun a

As I look up from the ground I see darkness all around It's a red night and I don't see any light And then a flat line, I'm fucking ready to die And I'm lost but can be found inside my mind And I'm lost but can be found up in the sky We all fall apart

If you think that you're strong Wanna fight well come on And line up 'Cause livin' up against the wall, yeah Has got us locked up Come on and line up If you got all the stuff And you can't get enough Then line up Instead of just standin' around

And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you" The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue I know I stand in line until you think you have the time To spend an evening with me

Then I look at you On the night line Just one look at you And the world's alright with me And I know it's gonna be a lovely day For the night line When I wake up in the morning light Sunlight hurts my eyes Something without warning, love

That's just my signature move I can't help you! What you want? Get in line! Take a number! If you leave it up to me And then I'll break it up Shoot myself in the foot To make a point I can't prove Stop! Not my fault, not at all!

Stay in the cut on the Northside Hollowpoints, trigger fingers On my fucking .45 Demons rising out the crypt I snort me a fat line Never gave a fuck Grew up out the mud Pull up, then I pop the trunk Grew up with the fucking robbers Always kept the mask on