The Static Age

It Never Seems To Last

The Static Age


In a moment buildings rise up 
as they start to fall 
it's in these seconds 
that she swears you can't hear much at all 

it never seems to last 

in this warm wet rain 
i come around again 
and with this sense of rapture 
i would only lose my head 

it never seems to last 

so put on sunday shoes 
dance the breakdown 
so put on sunday shoes 
come on dance the breakdown 

and here we find ourselves in motion 
on and off again 
so lose the dead weight darling 
it's everything you've never been 

it never seems to last 

if i could get this close to open hands 
like open flames 
then i might find myself in 
different faces, different names 

it never seems to last 

so put on sunday shoes 
dance the breakdown 
so put on sunday shoes 
come on dance the breakdown 

madeline 
in pictures by the sea 
it's always there 
it's always wrong 
laugh 
but it'll get you 
wait and see