Dream By The Border Lyrics

Power's out in the old house

They need candles now to see

Power's out in the old house

They can't afford it in the city

I spent a summer in the only place that was open

I took no pictures for a while

Because I didn't really want to remember it

And my hair looked so bad the whole damn time

I was supposed to learn to live as a human

Or at least how to drive

Half the time I was thinking about home

Hoping I would never arrive

I started missing everything

And trying not to be terrified

I tried to shut my eyes and picture the bell tower

But I was falling down the middle every time

I thought about embracing myself

Becoming one with the panic

Romanticizing my alienation

Turns out it wasn't that romantic

So I just shut my mouth

Quit being so melodramatic

If I stop right now then I can stop

What's with you? what's your problem

His breakdowns weren't a factor

It was the camera that killed the actor

What's with you? what's your problem

I don't mean to freak out

But I do it all the time now

I wouldn't dare put labels on you

They don't have a name for what I've got

I thought we were kinda the same that way

We're kinda the same

But no, we're kinda not

You were above the barrier

I'll stay beneath the sky

You were inside my blood

I was all dressed up to die

You were above the barrier (I wanna watch your favorite movie a hundred times)

(We can swap paintings, do you like Kanevsky?)

I'll stay beneath the sky (we can sleep on seperate beds if you want)

(We can afford our own place at some point)

You were inside my blood (I can cook that garbage shit that you ate as a kid)

(I can clean up and watch the dog and pay rent)

I was all dressed up to die (this was real, this was all so real)

(I can't just stop now, you can move on, I'm not allowed)

Hold the stereo, move the machine

We both know that I don't know what I mean

I'll keep talking and I'll know I'm alive

Keep moving, keep it alright

He came inside

He was my boyfriend at the time

It was around the same night that you died

He put me in his arms

Though I didn't know why then

He told me that I should start crying

I'll stay tired if you stay over

I'll keep the world close

And keep you closer

I'll stay tired if you stay over (No one had their arm around you)

I'll keep the world close (No one felt your fear)

And keep you closer (It doesn't really matter)

(Because you're not really here)

You were above the barrier

I'll stay beneath the sky

You were inside my blood

I was all dressed up to die

Winter was a poor analogy for us

I tried, it's just

The colder that it gets outside

The more I feel I've lost the right

To dream like this

It's obvious

I never had to

I never had to remind you

I couldn't write about you

Losing your mind cause I knew

You'd be right not to forgive me

I didn't write about you

I made somebody new

Who wears your face

And loves the things you love and loves the things you hate

Everyone's so tired of you

You gotta believe in the God above you

And when he reaches down to touch you, he'll say

I love you

But no one has the right to tell you that

I'm sorry I can't hurt you like that

I know how bad you wanna hurt

I'm sorry I can't hurt you like that

I know how bad you wanna hurt

You always said too much

You always did the wrong thing

But that's what I want, that's what I asked for

When this house comes down

There'll be no questions

You never fucked up, you never had to

I'm sorry I can't hurt you like that

I know how bad you wanna hurt

I'm sorry I can't hurt you like that

I know how bad you wanna hurt

There are holes in the walls your friends can't see

And if you bring a partner then you eat for free

How did I get so tired of the view at night

Why can't I see the moon when I look at the sky

I was obsessed with the stars when I was younger than now

And I would stare at them forever when the night allowed

Nothing changed, they're alright

I just got tired of looking out

I wanna meet up behind the veil of ignorance

I wanna kiss without our faces on

I want your skin to burn into mine

When can I come outside

When is your cult committing suicide

When can I start to mention how

Artists get rich and lose their talent

And all your friends get old and get married

And everybody goes to college

And everybody gets a job

But there are cracks in the glass your parents ignore

And there are lots of little fuck ups you still pay for

And it doesn't make sense that it hurts when you run

It shouldn't hurt that much when you're still young

You shouldn't watch your mouth when you speak your mind

You've gotta tell your friends you hate them while you still got time

Cause everyone stops calling

And everyone falls out

And when this house comes down

We'll know we loved it

We can only show our love through self-destruction

When I get home safe

You'll be right there

You won't be angry

And when the dream retreats

I'll ask you why

You left so early