Pillar Box Red Lyrics - The The

I paint my lips pillar box red 

Reminds me of the country 

Where I was born and bred 

Roots lie deeper than bones 

So back in time I go 

Through the tobacco smoke veil 

On the perfumed trail 

Where only childhood knows 

I lift my face to feel the rain 

Every thing's changed 

Though it seems the same 

The shallow hugs, the muted rage 

The weeping skies, the shadowless days 

I love and I hate this place 

I ran away but I couldn't escape 

I paint my lips pillar box red 

Reminds me of the country 

Where I was born and bred 

Roots lie deeper than bones 

So back in time I go 

Through the saloon bar doors 

Onto the chewing gum floors 

Where only childhood knows 

I lift my face to feel the rain 

Every thing's changed though it seems the same 

The sarcasm, the bitter remarks 

That pierce the chest and wound the heart 

The shallow hugs, the muted rage 

The weeping skies, the shadowless days 

I love and I hate this place 

I ran away but I couldn't escape 

I paint my lips pillar box red 

It reminds me of the country 

Where I was born and bred 

I paint my lips pillar box red 

It reminds me of the country 

Where I was born and bred