Broken Figures

hopeless, he says that everything is hopeless
and now we're old enough to notice it
says were bound for sure destruction
but our eyes have been closed to it

out of sight, left a letter and left town tonight
said its better to lay down than fight
and as he went she starts carrying off every weapon in sight
and she tells him, I'm like a lipstick of dynamite
and I could blow you right down

and I've lost a lot trying to better your clock
but whatever you've lost I've found

so don't stop me now
I'm already past the point of trying to figure it out
and if what's coming out of your mouth
is just a taste of all the trouble broken figures you've found
then you can't say what you've got on your mind
wash your hands of everything and write off the time
they should call you mr. coward
because you love 'em before you leave 'em behind
when the bars close down, I know tomorrow you'll be harder to find

and I'm aching now, I mean I'm waking up and breaking out
I'm throwing off the chains that weigh me down
and erase the thought of fate on the frown
and I'm losing it by any definition using it
I used to fumble and you move your lips to stone when you pull me down
this love is getting off the rough and were both getting knocked around

so don't stop me now
I'm already past the point of trying to figure it out
and if what's coming out of your mouth
is just a taste of all the trouble broken figures you've found
then you can't say what you've got on your mind
wash your hands of everything and write off the time
she says they should call you mr. coward
because you love 'em before you leave 'em behind

and it takes a lot to get her out the love seat
and she's lost but she says she's had enough of me
I'm blowing off ambitions that she tried to keep
she's having thoughts of spending time in other scenes
and like a boss she's rolling up her rubber sleeves
wash it off about as quickly as your lover bleeds
knees crossed to have to live to watch another leave
reason tossed about through 50 thousand other means
so with all broken figures that you tried to be
no statistician that showed you what you wait to see
no songs that said we live in perfect harmony
if you just loved enough of me, just loved enough

ya and all the broken figures that you tried to be
(you sat and you thought I would wait for rain)
no statistician that showed you what you wait to see
(no, you're impressed that I was coming off strong)
no songs that said we live in perfect harmony
(I tried to tell you that I said it all wrong)
if you just loved enough of me, just loved enough
(but I guess you know)
and it takes a lot to get her out the love seat
(staring now when you said I'm breaking down)
and she's lost but she says she's had enough of me
(you've shown that you're ready for it now)
I'm blowing off ambitions that she tried to keep
(hell you always have to let it out)
she's having thoughts of spending time in other scenes
(so let it out, just let it out)