Hawk and Dove - Stain lyrics

rate me

Half smoked cigarettes and fire escapes

And the dried old paint where lovers have laid

Leave a mark on the city's face

Like love and blood leave permanent stains

Now if you see me and I’m naked

Just don't tell me that I’m shamed

I could eat any fruit, I would take any blame

If the serpent or God would just change my name

To one that leaves a permanent stain

So we lay on the bed sheets, I might laugh, you might cry

But who are we kidding? We both know that we've lied

Like as close as we get we're still empty inside

But we tried and realized that we can't say goodbye

And now I’m standing in the shadows

Of better writers and falling towers

And a love like yours that has refused to disarm

Now I’m posing for a picture because I hope that there is something

That will one day be seen as more, than this never ending blurry nothing

Like drowning in a wishing well

That’s filled with ways we want to change ourselves

All this desire and no way to tell which secrets are worth fighting for

Now we've been boiling frogs just to see if it's true

And we watch to make sure that they're like me and you

They just sit there and don't seem to mind what we do

Like the pot that they're in holds more truth than they do

There’s red in the sky seeping into the night

If you believe what they tell you, it will all be alright

But the truth is I’m jealous and though I might act polite

I’m not giving up, I’m not finished, not quite

Give me a half smoked cigarette on the fire escape

And you can stain what you want if it means I can stay

If you please, if you love me, don't send me away

And I promise I’ll try to make up a stain

While I’ve been noticing more symptoms everyday that's filled with boredom

So I’ll try anything you've got, or maybe all I need is sleep

Because I’ve heard your innocent dreamland

And since I can't remember when the last time I was I’ve been there

I’ll follow you into the deep end

And we'll go swimming in a wishing well

That’s filled with ways we want to change ourselves

Take all of the copper desire to melt a stain

I will give just to you