Frank Turner - Vital Signs lyrics

rate me

This country is my canvas –<br />

I leave paint trails as I go.<br />

I'm painting a picture<br />

That you can only see from outer space.<br />

My bedroom is your sofa, <br />

I take my breakfast on the train.<br />

I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste.<br />

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I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile<br />

It's just my way of trying to be alive.<br />

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Well I'll never get to grey hair<br />

And I'll never be in the black, <br />

But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream.<br />

Dreaming is a luxury, <br />

Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep.<br />

I'll stop when I'm finished, <br />

And sleep is for the weak.<br />

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Heaven's in the half-light, and that's where I reside, <br />

A whiskey and a wry smile –<br />

I check my vital signs.<br />

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And when I'm gone, <br />

The worlds revolve, and life goes on, <br />

So mark no grave, <br />

Forget my name.<br />

If the song remains<br />

And everybody's got a drink and a smile, <br />

Well, that's just fine by me.