Intro : (x4)
He rai sed his hand
For the la st time she could sta nd
And the ro om was a gr ave that ni ght
She le ft a note it said "I' m not coming ho me"
It took co urage but sh e took fli ght
And what are you rea lly holding on to?
Life is a ti ghtrope and you're bu rning burning bu rning both ends
It don't always mo ve the way it ou ght to
But don't l et the gro und dra g you arou nd
And the se old wi ngs
Have be en a long time
Been a lo ng time coming
The se old wi ngs
Just gotta be go od for something
Bu rn these stri ngs
So I can se e what these old
Bro ken thin gs
What the se old wi ngs can do
She so ld the car for $110 0 bucks
And a bo ttle of som ething sweet
She cau ght a train and cou nted seven stop s
And go t off when she felt free
And what are you rea lly holding on to?
Life is a ti ghtrope and you're bu rning burning bu rning both ends
It don't always mo ve the way it ou ght to
But don't l et the gro und dra g you arou nd
And the se old wi ngs
Have be en a long time
Been a lo ng time coming
The se old wi ngs
Just gotta be go od for something
Bu rn these stri ngs
So I can se e what these old
Bro ken thin gs
What the se old wi ngs can do
Flyy yyyy yyyy y
Flyy yyyy yyyy y
Fly yyyyyy yyyy
O ld wi ngs hi gh
She fou nd herself
Where pe ople go in glo om
For frie nds that are b uried the re
She wro te a note to Go d in a ballo on
And wa tched as it d isappe ared
And what are you rea lly holding on to?
Life is a ti ghtrope and you're bu rning burning bu rning both ends
It don't always mo ve the way it ou ght to
But don't l et the gro und dra g you arou nd
And the se old wi ngs
Have be en a long time
Been a lo ng time coming
The se old wi ngs
Just gotta be go od for something
Bu rn these stri ngs
So I can se e what these old
Bro ken thin gs
What the se old wi ngs can do
(x4)
