The Glass Passenger

[Verse 1]

I wanna hear some music

Now that they're driving us all underground

Not the radio music, or their satellite singing this

In this town, in this town

[Verse 2]

I wanna hear some music

And with the rock stars all flicker and fade

Power radio music, I'm a ghost overground

On, on parade

[Chorus]

And even if your voice comes back again

Maybe there'll be no one listening

And even if I find the strength to stand

Doesn't mean I won't go missing

And the world will come

Crashing

[Verse 3]

I wanna hear some music

I have been waiting down here for so long

Trying to write this big music

With your breath on my face

But now, but now you're gone

[Chorus]

And even if your voice comes back again

Maybe there'll be no one listening

And even if I find the strength to stand

Doesn't mean I won't go missing

And the world will come

Crashing

[Bridge]

And the whole world comes

Down, downwards (Down, down)

And all the water on this broken town (Broken town)

The freeway's just like veins without a heart

[Pre-Chorus]

And the world just comes

Crashing

And the whole world comes

Crashing

And the whole world comes

[Chorus]

And even if your voice comes back again

Maybe there'll be no one listening

And even if I find the strength to stand

Doesn't mean I won't go on

And even if your voice comes back again

Maybe there'll be no one listening

And even if you find the strength to stand

It doesn't mean you won't go missing

[Outro]

And the world will come

Crashing

And the words will come

Crashing

And the music comes

Crashing

Down on me

Down on me

And the words will come

Crashing

And the words will come

Crashing

Down on me

So down on me

Down on you

[Verse 1]

I'm keeping quiet till there're no more sirens

Lately it's hard to keep the hinges on with all the noise

I'll find my words when there is no one talking

The room is spinning I have got no choice (got no)

Be patient I am getting to the point

[Chorus]

I can't remember when the earth turned slowly

So I just wait here with the lights turned out again

I lost my place but I can't stop this story

I'll find my way but until then I'm only spinning

[Verse 2]

I'm keeping quiet till the phone stops ringing

Lately it's hard to disconnect, I just want something real

I'll find my words if I can just stop thinking

The room is spinning I have got no choice (got no choice)

Be patient I am getting to the point

[Chorus]

I can't remember when the earth turned slowly

So I just wait here with the lights turned out again

I lost my place but I can't stop this story

I'll find my way but until then I'm only spinning

[Bridge]

Spin beneath the rooftop

Hold on

Wait until the room stops

Spinning

[Chorus]

I can't remember when the earth turned slowly

So I just wait here with the lights turned out again

I lost my place but I can't stop this story

I'll find my way but in the end we're only

I keep forgetting when the earth turned slowly (Earth turned slowly)

So I just wait until the lights come on again

I lost my place but I can't stop this story

I'll find my way but until then I'm only spinning

[Outro]

Spinning

Spinning

[Verse 1]

You gotta swim, swim for your life

Swim for the music that saves you

When you're not so sure you'll survive

You gotta swim and swim when it hurts

The whole world is watching

You haven't come this far to fall off the earth

[Pre-Chorus]

The currents will pull you away from your love

Just keep your head above

[Chorus]

I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn

Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun

Crack in the armor, yeah

I swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun

Choking on saltwater

I'm not giving in, I swim

[Verse 2]

You gotta swim through nights that won't end

Swim for your families, your lovers, your sisters

And brothers, and friends

Yeah, you gotta swim through wars without cause

Swim for the lost politicians

Who don't see their greed as a flaw

[Pre-Chorus]

The currents will pull us away from our love

Just keep your head above

[Chorus]

I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn

Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun

Crack in the armor, yeah

I swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun

Choking on saltwater

I'm not giving in

But I'm not giving in, I swim

[Bridge]

You gotta swim, swim in the dark

There's no shame in drifting

Feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark

Yeah, you gotta swim, don't let yourself sink

Just find the horizon

I promise you, it's not as far as you think

The currents will drag us away from our love

Just keep your head above

[Outro]

Just keep your head above, swim

Just keep your head above, swim, swim

Just keep your head above, swim

[Verse 1]

It started feeling like October

I got stranded on the road

You know where to find me

Anytime you want me, Annie

[Chorus]

Annie, use your telescope

[Verse 2]

So they made my life into a movie

As if I could forget those years

But I know where the time's gone

Just how well my mind's been wandering

[Chorus]

Annie, use your telescope

Telescope

Annie, use your telescope

[Post-Chorus]

When it's late, don't stop looking

Where my eyes turn to glass

When it's late, don't stop

Annie, I will make it

[Bridge]

Hello? Is there anybody out there?

Hello? I'm only getting farther, oh

[Interlude]

It started feeling like October

[Chorus]

Annie, use your telescope

Telescope

[Bridge]

When it's late, don't stop looking

(Annie, use your telescope)

Where my eyes turn to glass

When it's late, don't stop

(Annie, use your telescope)

Annie, I will make it back

When it's late, don't stop looking

(Annie, use your telescope)

Where my eyes turn to glass

When it's late, don't stop

[Outro]

Annie, I will make it (Your telescope)

Annie, I will make it (Your telescope)

Annie, I will make it

Annie, I will make it

[Verse 1]

She walks to the mailbox

Each morning at nine

Every day she begins, she's always one day behind

At least when it comes to the mail

She sits on the balcony paying the bills

Her letters just ashing her cigarettes onto the sill

Every breath a little more pale

[Pre-Chorus]

The hill still left to climb is just so

[Chorus]

High

And I'm so tired

Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes

The clouds are all on fire

It's just so high

And I'm so tired

Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes

The clouds are all on

[Verse 2]

He sits in his basement

From midnight 'til four

Painting pictures that nobody sees

From his days in the war

Canvases bathed in bright red, red

He heats up the shower

He paces the hall

He'll scrub for an hour or more

But he won't get it all

Paint in his fingernail beds

[Pre-Chorus]

The hill still left to climb is just so

[Chorus]

High

And I'm so tired

Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes

The clouds are all on fire

It's just so high

And I'm so tired

Come on look up at

The bloodshot sky

The clouds are all on

[Post-Chorus]

Fire, the clouds are all on

Fire, the clouds are all on

[Bridge]

We wait in valleys while the clouds come in

We see no shadows

'Cause a shadow's all there is

And we climb (And we climb)

And we climb (And we climb)

[Chorus]

But it's just so high

And I'm so tired

Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes

The clouds are all on fire

It's just so high

And I'm so tired

Come on look up at

The bloodshot sky

The clouds are all on

[Post-Chorus]

Fire, the clouds are all on

Fire, the clouds are all on, the clouds are all on

Fire, the clouds are all on

Fire

[Verse One]

I'm caught

Somewhere in between

Alive

And living a dream

No peace

Just clicking machines

In the quiet of compazine

The walls caved in on me

[Verse Two]

And she sings

My bird dressed in white

And she stings

My arm in the night

I lay still

Still I'm ready to fight

Have my lungs

But you can't take my sight

And the walls caved in tonight

[Verse Three]

Out here

I watch the sun circle the earth

The marrows collide in rebirth

In God's glory praise

The spirit calls out from the caves

The walls fell and there I lay

Saved

[Chorus]

The walls are caving in

As far as I can see

The walls are caving in

The doors got locked for sure

There's no one here but me

[Verse Four]

Beat my body like a rag doll

Stuck your needles in my hip

Said we're not gonna lie

Son you just might die

Get you on that morphine drip

Drip

[Chorus]

The walls are caving in

As far as I can see

The walls are caving in

The doors got locked for sure

There's no one here but me

[Verse Five]

I fought a war to walk a gangplank

Into a life I left behind

A window's leading to the past

Think it's time I broke some glass

Get this history off my mind

[Bridge]

And what if we were buried forever

Like the past never happened

And time did not exist for us at all

I think we'd still be traveling together

Through all kinds of weather

Everything's a piece of everyone

As far as I can see

[Chorus]

The walls are caving in

As far as I can see

The walls are caving in

The doors got locked for sure

But I see these doors have keys

The walls are caving in

As far as I can see

The walls are caving in

The doors got locked for sure

There's no one here but me

There's no one here but me

6 ContributorsMiss California LyricsThis song provides a rather eerie account of an all-consuming relationship. It draws a peculiar parallel between kidnapping and sweeping the girl off her feet and into a new life.I called on Jesus

But he didn't check his phone today

Oh, there's my summer girl

I've been wanting her

But I hear she's got a boyfriend

Thought I could leave her for a season

But it just got cold

And it's a lonely hour in my cell phone tower

Broken down transmission

But I'm going to take you

To my boxcar on the beach

And I'm going to hang the sun above your bed

And soak your hair in bleach

You'll be missed, Miss California

You'll be kissed by only me

When they can't find you

You'll turn into a mystery

But you're no mystery to me

Miss California

I called on Jesus

But he heard I hurt his little girl

Oh, with my reckless stare

I've been so unfair

Misplacing my affections

She had a reason not to take me back into her care

Oh, I'm just a stray dog now

I can't beg or bow

Just give me some direction

I'm going to take you

To the mansion where I hide

And I'm going to paint a diamond on your hand

You will be my bride

You'll be missed, Miss California

You'll be kissed by only me

When they can't find you

You'll turn into a mystery

But you're no mystery to me

You'll be missed, Miss California

We'll be married in the rain

When they can't find you

I'm sure I'll be the one they blame

But they can't prove anything

Miss California

Miss California

I'll be around