Magnet

Well it was last October
on a Tuesday night
And she said you and me are over
if you're getting high tonight
But he runs straight down the white line
to let a good thing down
It wasn't driving her crazy
it drove her right outta town

There's a million miles to go
to where happiness lives
Yeah there's a million miles to go
to where happiness lives
(...where happiness lives...)

He put his mind in detention
and let his heart decide
Try and catch your attention
he's got to catch your eye
And use the last of the powder
that lets him push ahead.
Move at the speed of lightning
and leave the miles for dead

But there's a million miles to go
to where happiness lives
Yeah there's a million miles to go
to where happiness lives
There's a million miles to go
to where happiness lives
There's a million miles

...still to go...

(...where happiness lives...)

You say he's like a bullet that aims for your future,
Kills the present & fills up your past
& now you want to heal him, & make him right
But you will try to steal him, then find a way to deal with him

But the tables just will not seem to turn,
So both ends of the candle still burn

You say you just want to hold him, & then let him go
But you are going to try to mould him though
& in a stolen moment, you can find a better way
For you to control him, & make him stay

But the tables just will not seem to turn,
So both ends of the candle still burns
& you say he's like a bullet to your heart

I feel it in my blood, I've come a bit too far
The beauty in her see-through skin has started to wear thin
So I close my bloodshot eyes and dream myself away,
I know I never found it hard, to love her from afar

and I see her once again, the way this drama queen was made to be seen
and I know that I'm the one & only king of coming easily undone

If I could forget a little more, I would regret a little less
But I fear I'll find this kind is such that won't be suppressed
Cause I feel her push & shove even when I slumber in denial
She eyes me up with raven eyes & steals a precious smile

So I see her once again the way this drama queen was made to be seen
and I know that I'm the one and only king of coming easily undone

There was a time you made me believe
that I'd recieved
Something that would hold
and wouldn't leave me cold...

And there was a line
you made me cross
So the two of us would
have the strength to bare
The crosses we couldn't share

But nothing hurts now...
That didn't hurt before...
So I won't pretend...
that it was the end of the world
'Cause nothing hurts now...
No...

There was a time
I made you smile
And for a while
I was beautiful to you...
I was beautiful like you...

But these things often pass
and for you
they just wouldn't last
So I was first to know...
when you had to go...

But nothing hurts now...
That didn't hurt before...
So I won't pretend...
that it was the end of the world
'Cause nothing hurts now...

No nothing hurts now...
That didn't hurt before...
So I won't pretend...
that it was the end of the world...
'Cause nothing hurts now...
No nothing hurts now...

There's a time for everyone, & today I think mine has come
My luck's gonna change now I can feel it, & when it comes 'round,
I'll be ready

Cause there's an end to this, it can't go on forever, nothing ever does

Here in this half-light, all my half lies will pass as the whole truth,
Or at least as I prefer to see it
The tide is gonna turn, the tide has got to turn

Cause there's an end to this, it can't go on forever,
Nothing ever does

You've been caught off your guard, so now you breathe a little faster
All the beauty in decay, at long last is on display

Your head in the clouds, you heart on your sleeve
A black soul that sings like your private jinx

The bitter taste you'll leave behind, will always be your only crime
& now you're close enough to be within reach,
So you'll hang on to this like a leach

With your head in the clouds, your heart on your sleeve
& a black soul that sings like your private jinx

So you're convinced yourself, & the devil as well
You don't need any time to dwell
Cause ever day's another scar on you

With your head in the clouds, your heart on your sleeve
& a black soul that sings like your private jinx

When I passed you in the doorway, you took me with a glance
I should have took that last bus home but I ask you for a dance
Now we go steady to the pictures
I always get chocolat

Burning with impatience, I've been waiting to smile now for so long
But a worthwhile occasion, won't come without hesitation
So I'm somewhat surprised, that something like this should now arise...but listen...

What do you say, it's a beautiful day, why don't you come my way
I'll be the slave you don't have to pay for, baby what do you say?

Wake up while I'm smiling, I've been dreaming that dream once again,
So I'm shaking while I'm dialing
Cause I'm not sure if even I understand why I should be your man
So I'll be somewhat surprised, if someone like you should stall my demise...but...

What do you say, it's a beautiful day, why don't you come my way
I'll be your slave you don't have to pay for, baby what do you say?

Well the place where I come from, it seems light years from here
But the sun though wouldn't know, it never shines there
& just like any other small town, it's always full of small talk
So rumors grow to tumors before they've learn't to walk

But all the while I'm gone, I'm gonna hum this home song

Well the place where I belong leave's an afterglow so strong
It's moving through me now, although I've moved away
I guess I'm just a little homesick, I am from time to time
I don't think about it often, I don't like to waste my time

But all the while I'm gone, I'm gonna hum this home song

I sleep too late & move too slow, I ask too much every time
I aim too high & dig too deep, I burn too bright not to shine
I lie too well & I cum too quick, & I sing too pure to join the line

But I can't complain, I can choose, stay the same or refuse,
So I'll remain a recluse

I drink too fast & talk too loud, I try far too hard I've understood
I lose like shit & I win even worse, well I act too precious for my own good

But I can't complain, I can choose, stay the same of refuse,
So I'll remain a recluse