The move that you made with your hand as you walked to the kitchen
Flashed for a second the sign of a long desperation
Watch me curl up and collapse and shut up like a victim
Honest to goodness afraid of the things you'd say
The tears all caught up in the back of your eyes was a bad sign
Just holding ground as the room was screaming Enough
Kicking the edge of a bed that's ready to capsize
And all we could do to prepare for the crash was give up
Those seven halos on the shore
Bright eyed and burning
Gone with the morning
Soldiers half buried in formation
Bright eyed and broken
The gifted and the damned
I took a good look at her face as she started to crumble
When I told her about all the things that happened before her
She said she was left all alone with nobody to claim her
Just a little too young to remember the ship hit the water
You covered your face with your arm as you walked by the window
Kicking the ground as I throw the bouquet at the door
The back of the bus blinks a word as you're leaving the city
I'm sorry my friend I can't help you decide where to go
Those seven halos on the shore
Bright eyed and burning
Gone with the morning
Soldiers half buried in formation
Bright eyed and broken
The gifted and the damned
This drive is over
A round trip homeward
Some oil for the torch
A reptilian reward
Stick another ghost at the door
And lock away the child again
We let the spirits run the show
Till we finally let them go
Those seven halos on the shore
Bright eyed and burning
Gone with the morning
Soldiers half buried in formation
Bright eyed and broken
The gifted and the damned