That's The Way Love Dies

That's the way love dies.

It starts when you're a kid hiding in your room
Trying to forget
Decide and then assume
That
Everyone's a threat
Names go in a book
Fire in the eyes
Flames show in a look
Burns a hole right through and out the other side
Days were filled with shame while my mother cried
I fell into a trap
Been in it ever since
I've seen a lot of things
Still I'm unconvinced
But I know the Devil's real
He's got a pretty voice and plays the pedal steel
He visits me at night when I'm sleeping like a log
I find it hard to breathe
Beaten like a dog
Death comes from above
Nothing underneath
Another one released
The number of the beast
Staring at the sun
The need to clear the air
Everything at once
A little here and there.

[Chorus:]
Love drained my heart dry
That's the way love dies
Tears fall from your eyes
That's the way love dies
That's the way love dies
Yeah, that's the way it goes
The pounding of the drums
Waiting for a train - a train that never comes
Silence of the moon
Violence of the stars
Pedal to the floor
The science of the heart
Picking of the flowers
Handling of snakes
Breaking of the rules
Gambling
Mistakes
The ugly head is reared
I wonder who to call
Nowhere else to turn, fist goes through a wall
Acting just like kids
Cutest little girl, knife between the ribs
Wander in the dark
Pacing in a cage
Removal of her beauty, replacing it with rage
So much on her mind, probably more than most
Run away from home, turn into a ghost
Promise that was made that day was such a joke
The whole thing disappeared in a puff of smoke.

[Chorus:]
Little here and there
Almost over night
When you look away
Right before your eyes
Lying in your bed
When you least expect.