VERSE 1
I saw you walking alone today
You were a pretty picture in blue and gray
And I saw you toy with your cigarette
It’s a nasty habit but not your worst regret
I think of how it should have been with you
like a dream that never could come true
The sky is painted a shade of red
and our cruel words are all left unsaid
PRE-CHORUS
Ooooh – it’s the American dream
[Naked and obscene]*
Ooooh – it isn’t all that it seems
[Bleak and unredeemed]*
CHORUS
A wicked lie
A trick to pass the time
A troubled sigh
Conflicted yet sublime
A twist of fate
An awkward state of mind
Sticky sweet and covered in grime
VERSE 2
I see you suffer for vanity
The perfect image of high society
But, here’s the movie in black and white
And it’s stark, crisp and blistering bright
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
VERSE 3
I saw you walking alone today
You were a distant image of faded gray
And I still remember the day we met
it’s a fateful moment but not my worst regret
CHORUS
* Response vocals for pre-chorus call/response