As I walk through the valley of the shadow of LA The footsteps that were next to me have gone their separate ways I've seen enough now to know that beautiful things don't always stay that way I've done enough now to know this beautiful place isn't everything they say I heard that evil comes…

Take a look around don't you see it? See that you are the only real face in the room No one here has a clue what you're feeling Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive Look at all these happy people Living their lives Look at all these plastic people Theres nothing inside Look at all these shallow…

You're tired Tired of running You're tired Tired of listening You're tired Tired of hurting The day we could revive Good morning Good morning Keep your sadness alive.

You say you see what's under me That the gloss has washed away But you're the one whose colour's gone From love to dirty grey Questions come alive in the middle of the day Over and over again Watch me start a fire in the middle of your shade That's why I'm telling you I'm gonna Kiss you off my lips…

When you're standing on the side of a hill Feeling like your day may be done Here it comes The strawberry smog Chasing away the sun Don't let those precious moments fool you Happiness is getting you down A rainbow never smiles or blinks It's just a candy-colored frown You were going on at half-past…

Another constellation dies Do what you want 'cause it's your own sky Just call me when the phone stops ringing Thanks for coming by I'm just glad I'm on your good side Where it's smoldering or freezing It's never all that easy to decide This is the land of a thousand words But it seems so few are…

Catch you You create misery, have your cake and eat it Take your place in history, and pray we don't repeat it Call it fate, call it back, call it off, don't call me later Lay your head in your bed, it's just how you made it Out of my way I'm running, I'm gonna catch you if I can Out of my way I'm…

At the turn of the century It was you and me Making history baby Always thought it was meant to be We were humanely emotionally connected I could have put it down to experience I wish I put you down easy My blue eyed boy (I should have put you down) My blue eyes My blue eyed boy (I should have put…