Alabaster Charlie

The carnage is over
The cans are twisted and they're blocking our way out
Can't leave here anyway
Can you take the hint
They say they will but we both know that there's nothing left for us
Or am I dreaming
Say can you feel me as I untangle my feet
From the web that's holding us down
Did you have to do it boy
Did you have to steel her away from me
It was just her smile
It was just a dream that held me together

And when the lights go down in the pouring rain
And I need you like I need the pain
But I hold on
And I'm out of touch and I'm short of breath
And it's cold as hell now there's no one left
But I hold on

It's another bloodbath
I can smell the ashtray and the chemicals inside
They're messing with my head
Did you like the ride
Was it worth the price we paid to say we did or was it torture
It's just a feeling
It's a lie that's kept us breathing the same fumes
for all of these years
Did she come around again
Did she scream your name as I lay sweating in the corner
Just let it lie
We made our peace before the flood washed you away

And when the lights go down in the pouring rain
and I need you like I need the pain
But I hold on
And I'm out of touch and I'm short of breath
and it's cold as hell now there's no one left
But I hold on
And when the lights go down in the pouring rain
and I need you like I need the pain
But I hold on
And I'm out of touch and I'm short of breath
and it's cold as hell now there's no one left
But I hold on