The Twistinside

We have been sleeping with the lights on

Just about every night

Because we are afraid of what the dark might bring

I know, I know it's just a childish fear

That grows and grows wild in the middle of me

I'm gonna get a new tattoo

Black and stretching around my arm

Like a life that is visible and real

I know, I know it's stupid and immature

I just want to give shape to the face

That twists inside both you and me

Breathing fire doesn't look good on a resume

Neither does anything else we do

We got to get ready for the real world

Yeah yeah we got to grow up

You know I like to die for awhile

Everyday in the afternoon

I like to let the arms of a bar wrap around me tight

I'm just going to sprawl in the front booth

Big drink above my head

Cross eyes and smiling as I watch the world go twisting by

I don't want to die with you,

Or live in the same dark room

I don't want to see your bloodshot eyes no more, no more

I just want to take this girl

all curls and big brown eyes

Man I can't take the pain of wanting her, needing her

I know the secret of your soul

And I just don't want to know

Yeah, man we got to grow up