I was on my way to Rhode Island
To get me some elixir of life
But what I found on the way made me nervous
A world filled with fury and strife
So I parked my chariot right off the turnpike
And I buried all the bodies I could find
And I used up all my quarters, all my pennies, nickels, dimes
Just making sure they made it home alright

But nothing that you ever said was right
You lied to me - You told me I had time
To stop and smell the roses, maybe take a sip of wine
Oh, nothing that you ever said was right

Now everyday I'm bitching about something
My lungs are slowly filling up with bile
My anger seems to rise with the oceans
And I'm rebelling like it's going out of style
I'm just scared that I can't love without an enemy
I'm afraid that I may never be at peace
Like all the good I do is somehow relative
To the hatred that I carry around with me

Cause nothing that you ever said was right
You lied to me - You told me I had time
To stop and smell the roses, maybe take a sip of wine
Oh, nothing that you ever said was right

I am sick and it's tearing me apart
I've got a thousand tiny exit wounds all over my heart
Oh yeah, the sunlight stains the surface but the shadows still slip out
I am contagious and I'm taking it too far

So when I get out of bed in the morning
I make a promise on my life
As long as I have lungs to scream it
You're never gonna take me alive

Cause nothing that you ever said was right
You lied to me - You told me I had time
To stop and smell the roses, maybe take a sip of wine
Oh, nothing that you ever said was right




Jeremiah Matthews 2012