THESE GRAY WALLS SURROUNDING
WITH MY EMOTIONS HOUNDING
SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU SMILE
I SAID I WOULD DO ANYTHING
I GUESS IT DIDN'T MEAN A THING
JUST THOUGHT THAT LOVE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET US BY
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES RULED MY MIND
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES RAN MY LIFE
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES MADE ME WILD
BUT THEY CAN'T HOLD ME WHILE I CRY
THESE FADED VISIONS CROWDING ME
OF ALL THE THINGS WE SAID WE'D BE
WE SAID WE'D MAKE IT TO THE END AT ANY COST
I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU HONESTLY
AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL LOVE ME
WE WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES THAT WE'VE LOST
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES RULED MY MIND
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES RAN MY LIFE
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES MADE ME WILD
BUT THEY CAN'T HOLD ME WHILE I CRY
THAT HAPPY ENDS IN WHY IS NO COINCIDENCE
NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE
AND AS OUR LIFE SUBSIDES
ALL THESE PICTURES NOW COLLIDE
AND I SIT AND CRY
CAUSE I KNOW IT'S FOR THE BEST
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES RULED MY MIND
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES RAN MY LIFE
THOSE TWISTED PICTURES MADE ME WILD
BUT THEY CAN'T HOLD ME WHILE I CRY
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
credits
from Cockeyed Optimism,
released June 6, 2012
JOHNNIE FERRO—LEAD VOCALS/ACOUSTIC LEAD AND RHYTHM GUITARS
ALEX PUENTE—PERCUSSION
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