Sudden Death In Carolina

  • Last night I swallowed liquor and a lighter and this morning I threw up fire.
  • But it's nothing new. I've been piecing it together and it's got something to do
  • with every look thrown like a knife across a crowded room.
  • Every slow and quiet car ride I spent drinking in the backseat.
  • Every stupid melody to every stupid song.
  • And every stupid word that everybody's hanging on.
  • What difference does this difference in age make?
  • I know how it ends... she'll kill me quick.
  • So call 911.
  • I'm already dead but someone should be caught
  • and held responsible for this bloody mess.
  • Last night I fell asleep next to a liar and I woke up with a shiner.
  • And it's all that I remember from a night spent lying on my back
  • with a view of a stone white ceiling and the back of your head.
  • This dark and quiet bed felt like the middle of nowhere.
  • We beat each other up just like we always do.
  • When I'm talking to myself I'd always rather be talking to you.
  • What difference does this difference in age make?
  • I know how it ends... she'll kill me quick.
  • Call 911.
  • I'm already dead but someone should be caught
  • and held responsible for this bloody mess.
  • Call homicide. Take the case to court.
  • Her lips taste like a loaded gun
  • and I'm her number one chalk outline on the floor.
  • They hung her from the bridge on Monday.
  • The gathering turned into a mob out on the lawn.
  • They dropped her body in the river.
  • And school and work returned to normal before long...
  • Call 911.
  • I'm already dead but someone should be caught
  • and held responsible for this bloody mess.
  • Call homicide. Take the case to court.
  • Her lips taste like a loaded gun
  • and I'm her number one chalk outline on the floor.

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