Tripping wire Your blood’s made of stars just like all of us are But we’re held by the weight of the worlds calloused arms It sings us to sleep with its numbing lullabies Look at the child so empty and mild Doped on a love that could kill the wild and Walking closer and nearing the tripping wire Chorus: You know it’s gonna hurt sometimes It doesn’t mean it’s not worthwhile To feel the ups and downs that make us alive So if it makes you smile Oh you lovely child Hold on to that for the rest of your life The darkness grows like a cancerous hole Fills us with poison that will wilt our souls But we keep playing this vicious cycle game We can’t pay the bills put we can pay for the pills To cover up what we the world instilled And God only know if this will ever change Chorus Look at the child so empty and mild Doped on a love that could kill the wild and Walking closer and nearing the tripping wire