whatever happened to second chances? swallowed whole by the hopeless romantic shining, shining bright eyes just happen to be staring at me focus in on the shadow's whisper incandescently... hold on, i'm still not breathing whoa, the kids are burning on and on and on hold on, i'm stuck here waiting most nights you stop your shaking faking it all along (take those notes...feel free to quote me baby) faking it all along, lady take those note and quote me baby local killing sprees make the paper headlines front page news violet, violet familiar eyes are reading the newspaper blues we can't live like this haunting a hit-or-miss exceeding expectations hold on, i'm still not breathing whoa, the kids are burning on and on and on hold on, i'm stuck here waiting most nights you stop your shaking faking it all along (take those notes...feel free to quote me baby) faking it all along, lady take those note and quote me baby