Was It Prettier Before?

When your nose is bloody
And your caught out rolling a cigarette
Playing milk and honey

When your black and blue
And when they say you need therapy
I feel bad for the kids that don't go crazy
I feel bad for you

It was prettier before
Before the pictures and police
He knelt down on his knees
They sat and we watched him bleed
It was prettier before
When our drunken words were sober thoughts They labeled up my rib cage
And they labeled us insane

When they tech you to feel
Mundane and insecure
Borderline artificial
Mary Jane and a dirty war

(And you fear)
A biblical, a critical creature
(A tragedy, insanity a controversial healer)
A memorable, commemorable, cold cut reaper
(Pale blue patterns through the eyes of a preacher)

It was prettier before
Before the pictures and police
He knelt down on his knees
They sat and we watched him bleed
It was prettier before
When our drunken words were sober thoughts They labeled up my rib cage
And they labeled us insane

When I feel, I just don't feel the same
Hung up on notion I knew before I came of age
Maybe that's why I'm scared of flying in the rain
A little insecure of going over on that plane
(Was it prettier?)
I need to feel to know that I can touch
Another who parted the broken hearted club
(Was it prettier before?)
Another who started with muscle in her crutch
And had it taken away when the muscle got too much

Was it prettier before?
Before the pictures and police
He knelt down on his knees
They sat and we watched him bleed
Was it prettier before?
When our drunken words were sober thoughts They labeled up my rib cage
And they labeled us insane
(And they labeled us insane)