As the evening rolled We couldn't wipe the smiles from our faces If we'd wanted to You had a different plan Involving words You spoke of gold But offered only coal We are fighting ourselves And we love to lose I refuse to head down this road again I found no verity in their bloated maxim They are just sounds that shape lives She did it again Slice the lie Dice the lie Until I'm left with sand Too late for apprehension Feel at home within the stone Don't you? You don't have to say for me to know it You don't have to draw As the evening rolled We finally wiped the smiles from our faces. It wasn't as hard as we'd thought All the while. You spoke of gold But offered only coal We are fighting ourselves And we love to lose I refuse to head down this road again I found no verity in their bloated maxim They are just sounds that shape lives Erase you From this day You made it ugly Anyway You don't have to say You don't have to draw