Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up — Them Crooked Vultures

Can't afford to lose my head (lose my head) Can't afford to lose my cool You'll blow them all in kingdom come (kingdom come) I can't afford to lose my tease I just aim to please

Feel like a no-tell motel painting, out of place or ignored It's all medals and trophies, trophies and medals All before the race has been run

(Oh, take off your mask) Take it off now baby (Is it too much to ask?) too much to ask Let it up now (Or kiss your ass goodbye) Goodbye

Autobiographical anonymous (anonymous) A cotillion of friction on my jurisdiction It's a lovely disguise with the wandering eyes (wandering eyes) I get high, now you've got something to look up to

Trouble's a mangy stray dog, play with it once, then it follows you home It's all "have nots, have nones, hey can I have somes'?" Until I've had enough yet I've had none

(Oh, take off your mask) Rip it off now baby (Lose it into the trash) Throw it all away Throw it all away (Or kiss your ass goodbye)

Suddenly it gets easy The sun goes down The long arm of important things Disappears in her gown

You finally drop The knife Forget you ever It's a goodnight That ain't forever It feels so good to give up, give in In your arms

I know it hurts It hurts to be young Metamorphosis is pain It hurts to be young Gotta learn every Goddamn thing You gotta hack your way through And realize It's almost entirely lies But then you'll begin to smile Smile for me Real wide Then you accept what you are The transformation is done You've become Absorbed into and you know I think I know what to do