All or Nothing Lyrics

You see the world through hourglasses: yours is close to empty

You can't do things in halves, it's "all or nothing" and it's left me

No choice but to believe your calculations cause you're pretty smart

Try to peek around the bend, pretend I can outsmart my heart

My heart

You're out because you can't be all in, clock's tickin' so we're pickin'

Songs for your funeral - stallin' or playin' chicken?

Don't dare disturb your universe, I dare you to disturb mine

What blessing would you barter in exchange for some more time?

More time

All or nothing, angel/devil dichotomy

Don't drag me round your carousel of rationality

I see a space between the cracks where maybe we could be

Lonely, but not too lonely Happy, but not too

How would it feel to get a slice of what you crave without shame?

Not the whole cake: it's just a sliver but it still tastes the same

What riddles do you ponder in the hours we're both awake?

Ever wonder if the biggest blunder is too little or too late?

Too late

I've got time, as you so often remind me

To scheme and to dream, redeem my demons, and put you behind me

And if I refuse to? I'd rather love you and lose you

Than be told our time's too precious to fit everything into

Everything into

All or nothing, angel/devil dichotomy

Don't drag me round your carousel of rationality

I see a space between the cracks where maybe we could be

Lonely, but not too lonely Happy, but not too

Who can ever promise more than a few good years?

Then it's down to doing your best through all the quirks and the fears

You can't be right every time, even though you're pretty smart

Just watch: you're going to live to ninety-six and break my fuckin' heart