Scoundrel Days

                                  Was that somebody screaming

It wasn't me for sure

I lift my head up from uneasy 

Pillows

Put my feet on the floor

Cut my wrist on a bad thought

And head for the door



Outside on the pavement

The dark makes no noise

I can feel the sweat on my lips

Leaking into my mouth

I'm heading out for the steep hills

They're leaving me no choice



And see, as our lives are in the making

We believe through the lies and the hating

That love goes free



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



Was it too much to ask for

To pull a little weight,

They forgive anything but greatness

These are scoundrel days

And I'm close to calling out their names

As pride hits my face

See, as our lives are in the making

We believe through their lies and the hating

That love goes free through 

Scoundrel days



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



And see, as our lives are in the making

We believe through the lies and the hating 

That love goes free

Through scoundrel days