The Awful Sweetness Of Escaping Sweat Lyrics - Bright Eyes

We escape from the house 

As the day disappears from the sky 

Into night we became what we wanted to be 

Like a dream or a ghost 

I collapse out of turn 

Near a house lying still in the grass 

Felt the heat from the ground rising up to contract 

And expand like a breath 

We leave from that place soaked with sweat 

And the poison we drank 

Fill the bathtub with ice and hope this fever will break 

Like a heart, easily 

But I do not recall all the words that were formed 

On those wire lips as they greeted me 

A promise was made without thought 

As the temperature climbed 

And I started to sink like the moon tends to do 

If you stare at it so long 

Then you blink and it's gone 

And we crawl to our sleep with the dawn 

Take it back 

And isn't it the same mistake? 

And isn't it the same mistake? 

And isn't it the same mistake? 

There's not much you can escape 

And isn't it the same? 

We awake in the light 

Feeling hollow and selfishly warm 

Close the blinds and retreat until what's burning is gone 

And it's light is away 

Then we're back in the dark 

Chasing nothing through backyards and trees 

You ripped your shirt on a fence 

But it didn't get me 

Yeah, it's fear, makes you slow 

And these creatures look crooked 

Their shadows cut lines through my face 

And the concrete is fire where my bare feet are placed 

In a line next to yours 

And I guess I'm not sure if it's fear that was born 

As those awful eyes laid their claim on us 

I put my hands on the fence 

Said your name and I started to climb 

And it must have been sweat but I drank it like wine 

It was sweet, my mouth was dry 

I heard your scream but I made no reply 

I can still taste it now if I try