Introductory Saints
gentlemen
he said forever
so we can talk about it, talk about it
talk about it 'till it's all akimboand if it's true that we've all forgotten something
you can take a potent memory pill
and we can reconstruct the past with a sail and a mast
and we'll float on into the sunsetour phones our wide open
introductory saints
you are the secretary of my security
and I'm the czar of whatever it takes
and darlin' one of us, one of us
one of us is one of themwatch your weapons
there are those who do covet
and the last thing we need is an obituary feed
that scrolls with names that we all knowand if it's true that we've all forgotten something
you can take a potent memory pill
and you'll remember why you're hear and you'll cry in your beer
'cause the next week is gonna be roughour phones our wide open
introductory saints
you are the secretary of my security
and I'm the czar of whatever it takes
and darlin' one of us, one of us
one of us is one of themWritten by Ryan Walsh, © 2010 Reverse The Tape Decks (ASCAP)
That Ticking Sound You Hear
I saw your name
on a blacklist in the city
assembled outright by committee
they play to win, they play to win
I've come aroundout of my mind
out of context, on a substance
in the bathroom of your apartment
I've got a note from a doctor
that this is allowedand all of these unbelievable villains
come my way
they hold up photos
they say they know you
you and Iand that ticking sound hear
let's pay it no mind
let's pay it no mindWritten by Ryan Walsh, © 2010 Reverse The Tape Decks (ASCAP)