Scoundrel Days

[Verse 1]

Was that somebody screaming?

It wasn't me, for sure

I lift my head up from uneasy pillows

Put my feet on the floor

I cut my wrist on a bad thought

And head for the door

[Verse 2]

Outside on the pavement

The dark makes no noise

I can feel the sweat on my lips

Leaking into my mouth

I'm headed out for the steep hills

They're leaving me no choice

[Chorus]

And see, as our lives are in the making

We believe, through the lies and the hating

That love goes free

[Verse 3]

For want of an option

I run the wind 'round

I dream pictures of houses burning

Never knowing nothing else to do

With death comes the morning

Unannounced and new

[Verse 4]

Was it too much to ask for

To pull a little weight?

They forgive everything but greatness

These are scoundrel days

And I'm close to calling out their names

As pride hits my face

[Chorus]

And see, as our lives are in the making

We believe, through the lies and the hating

That love goes free

Through scoundrel days

[Verse 5]

I reach the edge of town

I've got blood in my hair

Their hands touch my body

From everywhere

But I know that I've made it

As I run into the air

[Chorus]

And see, as our lives are in the making

We believe, through the lies and the hating

That love goes free

Through scoundrel days