Well, ain't it a shame That our short little memories Never seem to learn The lessons of history We keep makin' the same mistakes Over and over and over and over again And then we wonder why We're in the shape we're in Good ol' boys down at the bar Peanuts and politics They think they know it all They don't know much of nothing Even if one of them was to read the newspaper Cover-to-cover That ain't what's going on Journalism's dead and gone Frail grasp on the big picture Light fading and the fog is getting thicker It's a frail grasp on the big picture Dark ages You my love-drunk friend All that red wine and candlelight Soulful conversations That go on until the dawn How many times can you tell your story? How many hangovers can you endure Just to get some snuggling done? You're living in a hollow dream You don't have the slightest notion What long-term love is all about All your romantic liaisons Don't deal with eternal questions like Who left the cap off the freaking toothpaste? Whose turn to take the garbage out? Frail grasp on the big picture You keep on rubbin' that, you're gonna get a blister It's a frail grasp on the big picture I've seen it all before And we pray to our Lord Who we know is American He reigns from on high He speaks to us through middlemen And he shepherds his flock We sing out and we praise His name He supports us in war He presides over football games And the right will prevail All our troubles shall be resolved We have faith in the Lord Unless there's money or sex involved Frail grasp on the big picture Nobody's calling them for roughing up the pitcher It's a frail grasp on the big picture Heaven help us Frail grasp on the big picture All waiting for that miracle elixir Frail grasp on the big picture I don't wonder anymore Frail grasp on the big picture Somebody says, "You brought her here so go ahead and kiss her Frail grasp on the big picture Frail grasp on the big picture Light fading and the fog is getting thicker It's a frail grasp on the big picture Frail grasp on the big picture Frail grasp on the big picture

If you defray You end up prey Glow through the veil Is this what you call frail Ignore the edification Of those whom you admire We withhold our blessing We refuse to calm the fire Frail Is this what you call frail? Glow through the veil Is this what you call frail? Is this what you call frail? Is this what you call frail? Is this what you call frail? Knit her a new pea coat Drape it past the knee The sinew has withered Suture as accessory Frail Is this what you call frail? Glow through the veil Is this what you call frail? Is this what you call frail? Is this what you call frail? Is this what you call frail?

This is the first day Of my last days Built it up, now I take it apart Climbed up real high, now fall down real far No need for me to stay The last thing left, I just threw it away I put my faith in God and my trust in you Now there's nothing more fucked up I could do Wish there was something real Wish there was something true Wish there was something real In this world full of you I'm the one without a soul I'm the one with this big fucking hole No new tale to tell Twenty-six years on my way to Hell Gotta listen to your big time Hard line, bad luck, fist fuck Don't think you're having all the fun You know me, I hate everyone Wish there was something real Wish there was something true Wish there was something real In this world full of you I want to But I can't turn back Wish there was something real Wish there was something true Wish there was something real In this world full of you Wish there was something real Wish there was something true Wish there was something real In this world full of you This world full of you This world full of you This world full of

So impressed with all you do Tried so hard to be like you Flew too high and burnt the wing Lost my faith in everything Lick around divine debris Taste the wealth of hate in me Shedding skin succumb defeat This machine is obsolete Made the choice to go away Drink the fountain of decay Tear a hole exquisite red Fuck the rest and stab it dead Broken, bruised, forgotten, sore Too fucked up to care anymore Poison to my rotten core Too fucked up to care anymore Broken, bruised, forgotten, sore Too fucked up to care anymore Poison to my rotten core Too fucked up to care anymore In the back, off the side and far away Is a place, where I hide, where I stay Tried to say, tried to ask, I needed to All alone, by myself, where were you? How could I ever think it's funny how Everything you swore, it wouldn't change, is different now Just like you would always say, we'll make it through Then my head fell apart and where were you? How could I ever think it's funny how Everything you swore would never change is different now Like you said, you and me will make it through Didn't quite, fell apart, where the fuck were you?

Need you Dream you Find you Taste you Fuck you Use you Scar you Break you Lose me Hate me Smash me Erase me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me Kill me

She comes along, she gets inside She makes you better than anything you've tried It's in her kiss that's black as sea And it runs deeper than you dared to dream it could be With teeth With teeth With teeth With teeth Wave goodbye to what you were The rules have changed, the lines begin to blur She makes you hard, it comes on strong You finally found the place where you belong With teeth With teeth With teeth With teeth I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again I cannot go through this again With teeth With teeth With teeth With teeth She will not let you go Keeps on and on She will not let you go Keeps on and on This time I'm not coming back She will not let you go This time I'm not coming back She will not let you go

Gave up trying to figure it out but my head got lost along the way Worn out from giving it up, but my soul I pissed it all away Do you feed these shattered nerves Pigs we get what pigs deserve I'm going all the way down, I'm leaving today Come, come, come on you've gotta fill me up Come, come, gotta let me inside of you Come, come, come on you've gotta fix me up Come, come, gotta let me inside you Still feel it all slipping away but it doesn't matter anymore Everybody's still stripping away but it doesn't matter anymore Look through these blackened eyes You'll see ten thousand lies My lips may promise but my heart is a whore Come, come, come on you've gotta fix me up Come, come, gotta let me inside of you Come, come, come on you've gotta fill me up Come, come, gotta let me get through to you This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right I know it's all getting away, and it comes to me as no surprise And I know what's coming to me is never going to arrive Fresh blood through tired skin New sweat to drown me in Dress up this rotten carcass just to make it look alive Come, come, come on you've gotta fill me up Come, come, gotta let me inside of you Come, come, come on you've gotta fix me up Come, come, gotta let me inside of you This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right now This isn't meant to last This is for right I want you to take me I want you to break me Then I want you to throw me away I want you to make me I want you to take me I want you to break me Then I want you to throw me away I want you to make me I want you to take me I want you to break me Then I want you to throw me away I want you to make me I want you to take me I want you to break me Then I want you to throw me away