Tear It All Down Lyrics

Pressed up against this shop front
Drawing faces there in crayon
It's a long way from the pockets full of rain
And you have walked the streets for hours
With your loose change and your flowers
And now I'll learn your body like a nursery rhyme in braille
It's a simple explanation
For the paths that you have taken
You have stumbled from the cradle to a prayer
But in this darkened room
We have got heart enough to burn
We can dance away the hours we can leave our questions there

And we'll tear it all down
We'll tear it all down

So welcome to our winning streak
No broken bones or old deceits
Its you and me versus this little town
We're the rag dolls in the gutter
we're the curses that they'll mutter
And you will still be trying on my heart just like a crown

And we'll tear it all down
We'll tear it all down

I know your tactics all the practice this bravery took
And the flags are flying you're trying out a different look

Now there's a candle in the window
I've got a lousy history of tomorrows
So I'll spill the beans in every little sound
You are the creaking of the door
You are the chorus of applause
You are wishbones and the axis that these songs will spin around

And we'll tear it all down
We'll tear it all down

I know your tactics all the practice this bravery took
And the flags are flying you're trying out a different look

And we'll tear it all down
We'll tear it all down
We'll tear it all down
We'll tear it all down

Thea Gilmore - Songs from the Gutter

Aug 2005

1. Down To Nowhere
2. When Did You Get So Safe
3. Tear It All Down
4. The Dirt Is Your Lover Now
5. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
6. Lip Reading
7. Heart String Blues
8. Mud On My Shoes
9. Water To Sky
10. And Well Done
11. Cover Me
12. I'm Not Down
13. Hydrogen
14. Beelzebub
15. Maybe
16. Red Farm
17. Brittle Dreams
18. December in New York
19. Gun Cotton
20. Don't Set Foot Over the Railway Track
21. Lavender Cowgirl
22. You Tell Me
23. Straight Lines