Somewhere Down The Barrel

Somewhere from the mortar, they saved you from far away labels Eternity means nothing but a sign on a bridge When everyone?s a stranger, they call for you by your first name And laugh at jokes you once made when you were a kid Somewhere down the barrel, lies a bullet that I can?t keep And in these waters I'm wading for a reason After all, it?s in my head, I?m not a slave to a desperate lust And in these waters I'm waiting for a reason after all Screaming limitations fall silent on New York corners A terrorist?s a prisoner, and a tourist a thief When paintings seem like bargains but they?re nothing but wallpaper I'm plagued by small town fascists like a rash on my skin Somewhere down the barrel, lies a bullet that I can?t keep And in these waters I'm wading for a reason After all, it?s in my head, I?m not a slave to a desperate lust And in these waters I'm waiting for a reason after all, after all, after all