Bitter Beauty Lyrics - Jason Collett

All the flowers fade 

And all the stars pale 

As this bitter beauty 

Grabs you by the tail 

How long will you hesitate? 

Half way up the trail 

Yes, it's dark in the trees 

And some wounds never heal 

And you're dreamin' 

With eyes wide open 

Your heart has spoken 

For the first time 

All the gun-for-hire poets 

Who try to sing so loud 

Just to drown out the roar 

As the bombs hit the ground 

And the band is whistling Dixie 

For its sentimental sake 

Yeah, that's the sound and the fury 

Of this new dark day 

And you're dreamin' 

With eyes wide open 

Your heart has spoken 

For the first time 

For the first time 

All the penny wishes 

And the trickle down schemes 

And the Cracker Jack box prizes 

Splitting at the seams 

And you're standing in the doorway 

With your hair all in a mess 

You in all your glory 

Wondering what comes next 

And you're dreamin' 

With eyes wide open 

Your heart has spoken 

For the first time 

And you're dreamin' 

With eyes wide open 

Your heart has spoken 

For the first time 

And you're dreamin' 

With eyes wide open 

Your heart has spoken 

For the first time 

You're dreamin' 

With eyes wide open 

Your heart has spoken 

For the first time 

And you're dreamin'