The Ruined Romantics (feat. Merz)

When you're beside

The river of love

On the banks there

You might slide

For where there's water

There's mud

And death might be your bride

Lead in to paradise

Then lead out again

And your mind is a cascade of dreams

You lose perspective

And you'll lose your friends

For some vague utopia

Aside sorrow's streams

The song goes on

And it's foolishly romantic

I've been right and I've been wrong

I've made my mistakes

God help us all

We can't talk

Like they want us to talk

We can't walk

Like they want us to walk

The ruined romantics

So many missteps

It's all in my head, as always

Full of dread, as always

I'll be falling on my sword

While trying to get back on that horse

I can hardly believe it

The song goes on

And it's foolishly romantic

I've been right and I've been wrong

Yes, I've made my mistakes

Who can help us all?

We can't talk

Like they want us to talk

We can't walk

Like they want us to walk

The ruined romantics

I had a heart

I had a heart

We put our boots on

We leave the house

We follow directions

As best we can

Navigating the shifting sand

And then we come up to the door

The entrance to that place

And we fall

Fall on our face