Come a Little Closer - Cage the Elephant

Come a little closer, baby I feel like layin' you down On a bed of sweet surrender Where we can work it all out There ain't nothin' that love can't fix Girl, it's right here at our fingertips So come a little closer baby I feel like layin' you down Come a little closer, baby I feel like lettin' go Of everything that stands between us And the love we used to know I wanna touch you like a cleansin' rain And let it wash all the hurt away So come a little closer, baby I feel like lettin' go If there's still a chance then take my hand And we'll steal away Off into the night, until we make things right The sun's gonna rise on a better day Come a little closer, baby I feel like strippin' it down Back to the basics of you and me And what makes the world go 'round Every inch of you against my skin I wanna be stronger than we've ever been So come a little closer, baby I feel like strippin' it down Come a little closer, baby Just a little bit closer, baby Come a little closer, baby I feel like layin' you down

Time shakes, found you at the water At first you were my father, now I love you like a brother Earthquakes shake the dust behind you This world at times will blind you Still I know I'll see you there Come a little closer, then you'll see Come on, come on, come on Things aren't always what they seem to be Come on, come on, come on Do you understand the things that you've been seeing? Come on, come on, come on Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming? Come a little closer, then you'll see Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders Will we burn or we just smolder? Somehow I know I'll find you there Ooh, I wanna see if you can change it, change it Still I know I'll see you there Come a little closer, then you'll see Come on, come on, come on Things aren't always what they seem to be Do you understand the things that you've been seeing? Come on, come on, come on Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming? Come a little closer, then you'll see Come a little closer, then you'll see Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ten thousand people stand alone now And in the evening the sun sets Tomorrow it will rise Time flies by, they all sang along Time flies by, they all sang along Time flies by, they all sang along Time flies, by, by Come a little closer, then you'll see Come on, come on, come on Come a little closer, then you'll see Come a little closer, then you'll see Come a little closer, then you'll see

All my life I read between the lines Held on too tight You know I tried But in the end it left me paralyzed It's alright Goodbye, goodbye Seems like yesterday I was a child Just a ripple in the folds of time I wish you well I want to see you smile It's alright, goodbye Goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye I won't cry, I won't cry, I won't cry Lord knows how hard we tried Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye So many things I want to say to you So many sleepless nights I prayed for you My heart's an ashtray and I lost my mind You bring the smokes I've got the time I want to scream, I want to laugh I want to close my eyes I want to hide somewhere that's hard to find Stop wasting time trying to shape your life It's alright, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye I won't cry, I won't cry, I won't cry Lord knows how hard we tried Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye My pretty bird, my favorite lullaby How'd I become the thorn in your side All your laughter turned into a cry It's alright, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye I won't cry, I won't cry, I won't cry Lord knows how hard we tried It's alright, it's alright, It's alright It's alright, It's alright, it's alright Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

On the other side of town lives a sabertooth tiger Paint's a real good picture, he's an excellent liar His mouth is full of sand and he's dying to meet you His mouth is full of sand he's just dying to meet you On the other side of town lives a sabertooth tiger Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back, runaway from the beast Colder than an ice cube and faster than the fastest cheetah He's hiding in the kitchen he's a right brain eater His mouth is full of sand and he's dying to meet you His mouth is full of sand he's just dying to meet you On the other side of town lives a sabertooth tiger Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back, runaway from the beast He's a sabertooth tiger Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees Runaway runaway runaway from the beast Got a bullet in your back, runaway from the beast

The time has finally come you get a mouth full You only act on greed and by your actions this is proved And can't you see the flowers dying all around you Got your hands in the devils pockets Got everything to lose And so you lash out To crush the ones below Or all the ones that you fear most And you call this crowd control well let me break it down for you The fire in your veins Is just a joke you tell yourself Another way to cut the cost To hide your face from all the guilt And it's a shame to have to say You had to kill to gain control But at least you made some money Hey, let the good times roll It's your dream to be the king of all creation As far as I'm concerned you've hung your shadow on the wall And though your fingers never really pulled the trigger Your hands are just as guilty, you're the one who bought the blood Again you lash out To hush the ones who know Couse they're the ones that you fear most And it's called damage control Well let me break it down for you The fire in your veins Is just a joke you tell yourself Another way to cut the cost To hide your face from all the guilt And it's a shame to have to say You had to kill to gain control again But at least you made some money Hey, let the good times roll Oh my the greed has now consumed you Your eyes fade as you fall into the ocean You move fast to feed your lust for money You dive down now your caught in the commotion All this and you trade it in for nothing A cheap lie you put it in your pocket All this and you trade it in for nothing Oh my I can see your heart has met it's end Say hello to Judas Say hello to Judas Say hello to Judas Say hello to Judas Say hello to Judas Say hello to Judas Say hello to Judas

New blood joins this Earth, and quickly he's subdued Through constant pained disgrace, the young boy learns their rules With time the child draws in, this whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on, he's known Ooh, a vow unto his own that never from this day His will they'll take away, yeah What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee "Unforgiven" They dedicate their lives to running all of his He tries to please them all, this bitter man he is Throughout his life the same, he's battled constantly This fight he cannot win, a tired man they see no longer cares The old man then prepares to die regretfully That old man here is me, yeah What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee "Unforgiven" What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee "Unforgiven," whoa Never free, never me So I dub thee "Unforgiven" You labeled me, I'll label you So I dub thee "Unforgiven" Ah, never free, never me So I dub thee "Unforgiven" You labeled me, I'll label you So I dub thee "Unforgiven" Never free, never me So I dub thee "Unforgiven"