The Prize

Every time you come around The warning sign in my head just gets drowned out By waves of anticipation Breaking vows as I make them To chase that dream just one last time around (Chase that dream just one last time around) Bad karma hangs like cancerous lanterns A poisonous glow A poisonous glow When the house lights turn reveal cigarette burns and the tired line Of last night's cries of despair That emanate from the underpass and echo back to anywhere (To anywhere) Still the ties that bind us blind us to the emptiness of the prize (Of the prize) Once more walking into town You make the calls, I keep my eyes to the ground In waves of anticipation Breaking vows as I make them To chase that dream just one last time around (Chase that dream just one last time around) Bad karma hangs like cancerous lanterns A poisonous glow A poisonous glow When the house lights turn reveal cigarette burns and the tired line Of last night's cries of despair That emanate from the underpass and echo back to anywhere (To anywhere) Still the ties that bind us blind us to the emptiness of the prize (Of the prize) Still the ties that bind us blind us to the emptiness of the prize (Of the prize) Still the ties that bind us blind us to the emptiness of the prize (Of the prize) Still the ties that bind us blind us to the emptiness of the prize (Of the prize)