Vital Signs Lyrics - Frank Turner

This country is my canvas - 

I leave paint trails as I go. 

I'm painting a picture 

That you can only see from outer space. 

My bedroom is your sofa, 

I take my breakfast on the train. 

I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste. 

I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile 

It's just my way of trying to be alive. 

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Well I'll never get to grey hair 

And I'll never be in the black, 

But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream. 

Dreaming is a luxury, 

Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep. 

I'll stop when I'm finished, 

And sleep is for the weak. 

Heaven's in the half-light, and that's where I reside, 

A whiskey and a wry smile - 

I check my vital signs. 

Photos 

And when I'm gone, 

The worlds revolve, and life goes on, 

So mark no grave, 

Forget my name. 

If the song remains 

And everybody's got a drink and a smile, 

Well, that's just fine by me.