Warsaw or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up

Can't afford to lose my head (lose my head)
Can't afford to lose my cool
You'll blow them all in kingdom come (kingdom come)
I can't afford to lose my tease
I just aim to please

Feel like a no-tell motel painting
Out of place or ignored
It's all medals and trophies, trophies and medals
All before the race has been run

(Oh, take off your mask) Take it off now baby
(Is it too much to ask?) Too much to ask
(Go on and give it a try) Let it up now
(Or kiss your ass goodbye) Goodbye

Autobiographical anonymous (anonymous)
A cotillion of friction on my jurisdiction
It's a lovely disguise with the wandering eyes (wandering eyes)
I get high, now you've got something to look up to

Trouble's a mangy stray dog
Play with it once, then it follows you home
It's all have nots, have nones, hey can I have some?
Until I've had enough yet I've had none

(Oh, take off your mask) Rip it off now baby
(Lose it into the trash) Throw it all away
(Go on and give it a try) Throw it all away
(Or kiss your ass goodbye)

Suddenly it gets easy
The sun goes down
The long arm of important things
Disappears in her gown

You finally drop the knife
Forget you ever
It's a goodnight, that ain't forever
It feels so good to give up, give in
In your arms

I know it hurts
It hurts to be young
Metamorphosis is pain
It hurts to be young
Gotta learn every Goddamn thing
You gotta hack your way through
And realize
It's almost entirely lies
But then you'll begin to smile
Smile for me
Real wide
Then you accept what you are
The transformation is done
You've become
Absorbed into and you know
I think I know what to do