The Ballad Of The Costa Concordia – Car Seat Headrest – letras

[Verse 1]I used to like the morningsI’d survived another nightI’d walk to breakfast through the gardenSee the flowers stretching in the sunlightNow I wake up in the morningsAnd all the kindness is drained out of meI spend hours just wincingAnd trying to regain some sense of peace[Chorus]If only I could sustain my angerFeel it grow stronger and strongerIt sharpens to a point and sheds my skinShakes off the weight of my sinsAnd takes me to heaven[Verse 2]I stay up late every nightOut of some general protestBut with no one to tell you to come to bedIt’s not really a contestMaybe you thinkI’ll learn from my mistakeBut not this timeIt’s just gonna break me[Chorus]If only I could sustain my angerFeel it grow stronger and strongerIt sharpens to a point and sheds my skinShakes off the weight of my sinsAnd takes me to heaven[Bridge]And if I’ve lost you for goodCould it have been any other way?Was the water filling up for yearsOr did I wreck it all in a day?I’m going to bed nowI’ve sunk into my sorrowsAnd it’ll take three hundred million dollarsTo get me up tomorrowI won’t go down with this shitI will put my hands up and surrenderThere will be no more flags above my doorI have lost, and always will be[Breakdown]It was an expensive mistakeIt was an expensive mistakeMy horse broke his back to get me hereI have his blood on my hands for no reasonBut what was I supposed to do?How was I supposed to know how to use a tube amp?How was I supposed to know how to drive a van?How was I supposed to know how to ride a bike without hurting myself?How was I supposed to know how to make dinner for myself?How was I supposed to know how to hold a job?How was I supposed to remember to grab my backpack after I set it down to play basketball?How was I supposed to know how to not get drunk everyThursday, Friday, Saturday, and — why not — Sunday?How was I supposed to know how steer this ship?How the hell was I supposed to steer this ship?It was an expensive mistakeYou can’t say you’re sorry and it’s overI was given a body that is falling apartMy house is falling apartAnd I was given a mind that can’t control itselfAnd I was given a ship that can’t steer itselfAnd what about the pain I’m in right now?And what about a vacation?And what about a vacation to feel good?My horse broke his back and left me hereHow was I supposed to know?And God won’t forgive meAnd you won’t forgive meNot unless I open up my heartAnd how am I supposed to do thatWhen I go to this same room every nightAnd sleep in the same bed every night?The same fucking bedRed comforter with the white stripesAnd the yellow ceiling light makes me feel like I’m dyingThis sea is too familiarHow many nights have I drowned here?How many times have I drowned?[Chorus]I give up[Verse 3]Let us take you back to where we came inWe were united, an undivided nationWe got divided, it was something inside usAnd it was not usWe were so naive, we were just like animalsTold what to believe by the beasts who took controlWe wanted control too, but that was normalCause our life was one of survivalThe decisions we’ve made, if you can call it decidingWith your life on the line, it’d be social suicide to change your mindSo we got mad and we split the sceneNow we download all of our shit for freeIt’s the new economy, we have nothing to offer and we sleep on trash[Chorus]I give up[Verse 4]Let us take you back to where you came inA man clinging to the cliff of revelationSo scared of what he would find, he started crying »It was not me »Stopped at the borderline they took his disguiseSo he read a book that won a Pulitzer prizeIt was about deathIt didn’t helpHe saw himself in itAnd he was disturbed at the conclusions it led toBut he couldn’t say what because the author was dead tooAnd so though he made fun of ushe has now become one of us[Chorus]I give upI give upI give upI give upI give up[Outro]And you wake up tremblingFrom a dream where I swam into the riverI reach out and hold you in my armsI love you, I love you, I love you