Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
I grew up blind
just like everyone's child
in the warmth of milk and deceit
smothered by love and the chemical dust
there was never enough to believe
Bridge
They chewed me up
they spat me out
of their system and onto their street
and the rest of my life was spent to forget
all the greatness that could never be
Chorus
Oh beautiful town
I remember you blacker than the night
the whores and the sick mouths
the bad taste and the neon lights
Oh beautiful town,
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
I shot you down beautiful town
because you tear your children
into pieces
Verse 2
Absence twisted with fondness
is the horror I couldn't forget
programmed into great art
of family, lies and debts
Bridge 2
too much expectation
followed by hope and then hate in the mess
and the rest of my life was a glorious test
of my will and my selfish neglect
Chorus
Oh beautiful town
I remember you blacker than the night
the whores and the sick mouths
the bad taste and the neon lights
Oh beautiful town,
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
I shot you down beautiful town
because you tear your children
into pieces
Verse 3
On the floor boards under insolent feet
I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat
with a lavender bag in my hand
and words of desperation on my tongue
Bridge 3
goodnight father, goodnight mother
Are you still awake?