(This is us) Us and them That's the way it all begins It's us and them Just pull the rope until it gives We're on an island You're on one side of the fence Verona's quiet, but the water's violent And we watch it overflow We're afraid of death and taxes And those liberal romantics On the other side of the pew Still just the same antics We just tend to have a Very different point of view Us and them That's the way it all begins Us and them Capsized we tip over Then a cold tide flooded your lungs While they cheered for another re-run Then they said: "it's better them than if us" So we trust (This is them) We can barely pay the rent again The credit cards our parents gave We'll spend our lives trying to repay You broke your back beneath the weight The bedroom walls are starting to decay The 80's dads lied to your face We pulled on ropes until they frayed Then replaced the ropes we broke with chains I couldn't throw the past away Change is far too hard for me to take Change is pulling on my brain these days And I just wanna get away It's us and them Don't you wanna pay off your debt? It's us and them Don't you wanna pay off your debt? It's us and them (I can't watch as it all slips away) Don't you wanna pay off your debt? It's us and them (I can't watch as it all slips away) Oh don't you wanna pay off your debt?