I saw you standing with a broken cigarette out in the rain I guess all our lives are a little less than they seem Now you're praying to the memory of a god you use to love A reminder of his death hanging low around your neck Do you find sleep comes easy Dancing with the empty silhouette of everything? Our waking lives are just the dreams of our dreams Standing in the city asking what it's all for but There's nothing in this world that giving meaning makes it more: The louder the ring, the less the thing When we see black clouds coming over our heads, over our heads, then we know where it's ending; A loaded gun hanging over our heads... We already know the way it ends Screaming from a stage or at a pay-phone in the rain Trying to find the words I always think I need to say Please, bring it back to the moment before you left I never felt the sting The louder the ring, the less the thing The louder the ring, the less the thing When we see black clouds coming over our heads, over our heads, then we know where it's ending; A loaded gun hanging over our heads... We already know the way it ends Break, break, break it down Back to the way that it was before When symbols weren't just loaded guns And black clouds weren't just metaphors Bring, bring, bring it back Back to the way that it was before: Empty all the loaded guns And bury all the metaphors Now we're going around in a place that makes no sound Where names never fit and Nothing ever means a thing Break, break, break it down Back to the way that it was before When symbols weren't just loaded guns And black clouds weren't just metaphors Bring, bring, bring it back Back to the way that it was before: Empty all the loaded guns And bury all the metaphors
Read the complete lyrics to "A Gun in the First Act" by Thursday from the album "No Devolución" in 2011. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Shoegaze, Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore.
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"A Gun in the First Act" appears on "No Devolución" in 2011.
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