It's the start of the end and the end of the start
It's a shot to the brain and a blow to the heart
It's a killer, I don't know where you are
I'm a winner, I won a stab in the dark
And it's taken a long time to fall so short
I don't know where to stand at the close of my open door
There's a lit cigarette in a burned out car
There's a house on a hill and a movie star
In the window, looking out on the street
Just a shadow who still can't admit defeat
In a battle that's already over-fought
Well it's not gonna help you to find what you're looking for
And it's taken a long time to fall so short
I don't know where to stand at the close of my open door
And I know that it seems like you're fighting a losing war
And it seems no-one knows what for
And it screams like a liar's closing jaw
But it's all drowned out by the sound of an open door
Do you come home and break 'til the end of the day?
Do you sing to yourself 'til you feel okay?
But it's not okay, and it's never okay
And it won't be until you decide which way to go
Which stone to throw
And which hand to hold on your way back down towards the floor
And I know that it seems like you're fighting a losing war
And it seems no-one knows what for
And it screams like a liar's closing jaw
But it's all drowned out by the sound of an open door
And I can't help myself, I get so tired of everything, of struggling
Of burning pictures on the river water, while she sings
It's the start of the end and the end of the start
It's a shot to the brain and a blow to the heart
It's a killer, oh it's a killer
And I know that it seems like you're fighting a losing war
And it seems no-one knows what for
And it screams like a liar's closing jaw
But it's all drowned out by the sound of an open door