i open my hands up to see what i ve got my days slip like coins into a slot they are gone the shadows lie long i ve been banking on a broken machine left unattended like most of my dreams rusted components of an unmarked song we ve been staring down the brilliant dream the sun burns our eyes we ve been fighting for the love of our lives all around us things come apart broken pieces broken hearts fix me oil me match me with the next best thing ah person to person nation to nation heels dug in no communication wily time sneaks her weathering we ve been wanting to be held by binding ties we ve been fighting for the love of our lives and when it breaks down i beg you don t go i circle your ship i m ready to blow i try to outflank you with an army of words i strategize i am fighting for the love of my life iron and water oxygen scotch and soda or any combination starts the reaction is there no mastermind of modern day who can blueprint a plan to make love stay sturdy and weatherproof ushering in a new revolution  at the drawing board the hopeful ones still try how can we help it when we re fighting for the love of our lives the hopeful ones still try how can we help it when we re fighting for the love of our lives 