Streamers and sparklers
Red,white and blue bruised skin
Spangled and screaming
Pigments bursting within

You know how to light my fire
Crimson and cobalt desire
With every single touch
The feeling is growing rough

Sequins fill holes in the sky
True colors are flying high

Chorus:
On my own, I burned so bright
Ignite me without the light
Nothing has been the same
Since you extinguished my flame
A match without a spark
And a stranger in the dark

Saluting and summers
Damaged, used and left rubbed raw
Seeing stars and stripes
Explosions leave me in awe

You are heaven and hell
That's the reason I fell
Living was bad and nice
In a white hot paradise

Nation's flag waves with pride
Melting on the inside

Chorus:
On my own, I burned so bright
Ignite me without the light
Nothing has been the same
Since you extinguished my flame
A match without a spark
And a stranger in the dark

Glittering fireworks die down
Crying when no one is around

On my own, I burned so bright
Ignite me without the light
Nothing has felt the same
Since you extinguished my flame
A match without a spark
Unknown stranger in the dark

I should be able to see
Golden gates of the divine
The only place that is free
Of things troubled and benign

Trapped tunnels, nothing to find
Escape to the other side
Voices trailing from behind
It's harder to live than die

Chorus:
The bells, the bells
The bells chime
The bells, the bells
Toll out of time
Bronze and bold
A hollow ring
Eyes close and
The angels sing

I should be able to feel
No need to find salvation
Lord, say it is surreal to
Reach final destination

Turned tunnels with paths that wind
God won't say a reason why
Living dead and I don't mind
No difference if I die

Chorus:
The bells, the bells
The bells chime
The bells, the bells
Toll out of time
Bronze and bold
A hollow ring
Eyes close and
The angels sing

Dead end, the black is bright
Stone wall, I can see it now
Damp ground, blinding light
Fade away, I don't know how

Chorus:
The bells, the bells
The bells chime
The bells, the bells
Toll out of time
Bronze and bold
A hollow ring
Eyes close and
The angels sing

Fade away, I don't know how (x4)

Inhale and it hurts to breathe
Stale air burns like cigarettes
It doesn't get better when you leave
Inhale ashes as regrets

Chorus:
You're my Marlboro man
I'll buy you another pack
To dry your tar black core
Your secondhand smoke
Signals a heart attack

It's just so **** hard for me to be
The one thing that you need
I'm your gas station queen
I'll do anything you please
Baby, you're my nicotine dream

Warm words singe my tongue
I wash my mouth out with green Colgate
Battling this addiction can't be won
Bitter and sharp, it's a taste I hate

Chorus:
You're my Marlboro man
I'll buy you another pack
To dry your tar black core
Your secondhand smoke
Signals a heart attack

It's just so **** hard for me to be
The one thing that you need
I'm your gas station queen
I'll do anything you please
Baby, you're my nicotine dream


Hair covered with soot and spark
It was your plan to break me down in parts
Crimson flames burn in the dark
It was your plan to intoxicate me from the start

Chorus:
You're my Marlboro man
I'll buy you another pack
To dry your tar black core
Your secondhand smoke
Signals a heart attack

It's just so **** hard for me to be
The one thing that you need
I'm your gas station queen
I'll do anything you please
Baby, you're my nicotine dream


Light up your last drag
I'm the best you'll ever have (x2)

Inhale and it hurts to breathe
Stale air burns like cigarettes
It never gets better when you leave
Inhale ashes as regrets

i ran my fingers across the
surface of the felt art i never
colored and i remembered the
urgency when i bought it at

the gas station because i was in
desperate need of a distraction
and maybe if a filled in the
blank spots i could create an

answer between the lines so
then i would know why you
seemed so distant even though
we were sitting so close and

after the pit stop i was faced
with an empty seat and over
whelming feelings and the
walls were closing in and my

heart was swelling and bursting
with angry color and panic
scribbled on my insides leaving
red marks and i was searching

for the green marker and i was
afraid it went between the crack
in the seats or it rolled down the

aisle like the tears rolled down my
face because i had every color with
me and i had everything i wanted

except you

and looking back i realized that
that **** marker and your eyes
didn't just have color in common
i lose them easily just like i lost

my sanity on the bus ride home.