House Lights by The Small Calamities Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So close your eyes and wait it out and when you wake up I'll be free from this
300 miles and counting
[Verse 2]
I thought those words a thousand times: "You should know what you fucking took from me"
Instead it's season greetings
[PreChorus 1]
Oh, I thought that winter changed us
But I'm still someone you can't trust
I wrote you letters in my head
I know you probably think that's weird
[Chorus 1]
Then the house lights turn on and you shine in shades of grey
Tired eyes from those lost midnights
And it's not the seasons that make memories fade away
The show must go, the show must go on and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on
[Verse 3]
"Just one last time," I tell myself
One broken night to show how fixed I am
Some kind of masquerade ball
[Verse 4]
A million scars, a scratching post, a simple text that shows how young we were, and you're still growing up to be...
[PreChorus 2]
Some kind of chemical thing: a simple answer I can't change
It's just these glimpses after… I know you probably saw them too
[Chorus 2]
Then the house lights turn on and you shine in shades of grey
Blue jeans on your white wine stains
And it's not the reason that your face won't fade away
The show must go, the show must go on and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on
[Chorus 3]
And it's slices of your ever changing days
Short sleeves as the rain pours down
'Til it's irish goodbyes (if that's still alright to say)
The show must go, the show must go on and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
The show must go
So close your eyes and wait it out and when you wake up I'll be free from this
300 miles and counting
[Verse 2]
I thought those words a thousand times: "You should know what you fucking took from me"
Instead it's season greetings
[PreChorus 1]
Oh, I thought that winter changed us
But I'm still someone you can't trust
I wrote you letters in my head
I know you probably think that's weird
[Chorus 1]
Then the house lights turn on and you shine in shades of grey
Tired eyes from those lost midnights
And it's not the seasons that make memories fade away
The show must go, the show must go on and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on
[Verse 3]
"Just one last time," I tell myself
One broken night to show how fixed I am
Some kind of masquerade ball
[Verse 4]
A million scars, a scratching post, a simple text that shows how young we were, and you're still growing up to be...
[PreChorus 2]
Some kind of chemical thing: a simple answer I can't change
It's just these glimpses after… I know you probably saw them too
[Chorus 2]
Then the house lights turn on and you shine in shades of grey
Blue jeans on your white wine stains
And it's not the reason that your face won't fade away
The show must go, the show must go on and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on
[Chorus 3]
And it's slices of your ever changing days
Short sleeves as the rain pours down
'Til it's irish goodbyes (if that's still alright to say)
The show must go, the show must go on and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
The show must go