we are the quick results of sweet mistakes we are the ears attached to phone call traces studying and taking notes and you steal it back and hope a poets words will help you understand the way things are thats life we live and die thats right we live and die we just try to make it out to the open sea upon the perfect tide weve been dead for billions of years before we ever lived a comfort a distraction a fuck is all i have to give and i cant say no although im not trained to save you and i cant say no i swear ill never turn my back i swear ill never turn my back we are the city bus on downtown streets two in the morning i will get you off your feet wait at the sidewalk watch you unlock your front door and stumble off to bed weve been dead for billions of years before we ever lived a comfort a distraction a fuck is all i have to give and i cant say no although im not trained to save you and i cant say no i swear ill never turn my back i swear ill never turn my back and i cant say no although i cant promise to save you and if you slip under i swear i always loved you back weve been dead for billions of years before we ever lived a comfort a distraction a fuck is all i have to give and i cant say no although im not trained to save you and i cant say no i swear ill never turn my back i swear ill never turn my back