A Diamond and a Tether - Death Cab For Cutie

Pity, take pity on me
Because I'm not half the man that I should be
Always turning to run from the people I should not be afraid of
And darling
You should know
That I have fantasies about being alone
It's like love is a lesson that I can't learn
So I make the same mistakes at each familiar turn
And I know you can't hold out forever
Waiting on a diamond and a tether
From a boy who won't swim
But will dip his toe in
Just to keep you here with him

I've got this habit I abhor
When we go out I'm always watching the door
As if there's someone I'm going to see who could outdo the things that you do to me

And I know you can't hold out forever
Waiting on a diamond and a tether
From a boy who won't fly
But who will take to the skies
If he thinks that you're about to say goodbye

Pity, take pity on me
Because I'm not half the man that I should be
And I don't blame you if you've had enough of all these empty promises and countless bluffs

And I know you can't hold out forever
Waiting on a diamond and a tether
From a boy who won't jump when he falls in love
He just stands with his toes on the edge
And he waits for it to disappear again

On the Bright Side - Never Shout Never

I met a man of two feet tall
This man was quite ambitious
In a world that is so vicious
To us all

I said "Hi"
As he replied, he said
"Listen to these words that I have lived by my whole life
You're only as tall as your heart will let you be
And you're only as small as the world will make you seem
And when the going gets rough
And you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side
You're roughly six feet tall"

I met a man of twelve feet tall
He towered like a giant
In a world that was defiant
Of his height

I said "Hi"
As he replied, he said
"Listen to these words that I have dreaded my whole life
You're only as tall as your heart will let you be
And you're only as small
As the world will make you seem
And when the going gets rough
And you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side
You're roughly six feet tall"

I am a man of six feet tall
Just looking for some answers
In a world that answers
None of them at all

I'll say "Hi"
But not reply to the letters that you write
Because I found some peace of mind

Because I'm only as tall
As my heart will let me be
And I'm only as small
As the world will make me seem
When the going gets rough
And I feel like I may fall
I'll look on the brightside
I'm roughly six feet tall

Lovelife - Atmosphere

Individually wrapped
Placed in neat little rows
Becoming A piece of everything that grows
Some numbers, a name, to indicate you played the game
Came empty handed and left the same

A soul is A soul and A shell is A shell
The border in between is full of everything you felt
Some cling to a cross because they're tired and lost
They leave it up to the weather to measure the cost
And everytime I look within I recognize the darkness
Familiar to the image of the artist
Staring at the bathroom mirror in a strangers apartment
Can't remember her name, don't remember how I got here

But here I am
Thinking about death again
Humbles out the stress, helps the breath get in
I need to check my friends
As well as my next of kin
To let them know I love them all to the end

And when the soul begins to reap
I think she'll know me from the sleep
I keep caught in the corner of my bloodshot eyes
And if she has the nerve to let me dump a couple last words
I'm gonna turn to the earth and scream "Love your life"

Love your life
Quite cliche but I guess thats me
A ball of pop culture with some arms and feet
As discrete as I've tried to keep the drama and cancer
It's no secret I hunger for someone to feed the answers
I never expected a bowl of cherries
I'm just a Virgo trying to find my own version of the Virgin Mary
And when I let them carry me to a cemetary
I want to be buried with a pocket full of clarity

Now, how many times must you prove you're an angel?
How many more demons do you have to strangle?
How much longer must you remain in this dream
Before I finally figure out if you're insane or a genius?

Let no tears to fall from none of y'all
Just remember it all, the beauty as well as the flaws
L-O-V-E-L-I-F-E
Here lies Sean, finally free
And as I look across the sea, I smile at the sun
While it feeds the weeds the nutrition they need
The people still breathe, the city still bleeds
I'm going to love it to death and keep planting my seeds
I'm going to love it to death and keep an eye on the seeds
I'll be in love until im dead
I keep reaching the seeds
I'll give all I got left just to teach you to read
Love life to the death and keep planting my seeds

And when the soul begins to reap
I think she'll know me from the sleep
I keep caught in the corner of my bloodshot eyes
And if she has the nerve to let me dump a couple last words
I'm going to turn to the earth and scream
Love your life