False Advertising lyrics

Song information

Artist: Bright Eyes
Album: Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Lyrics

On a string..

On a string..

On a string, I was held
The way I move, can you tell?
My actions are orchestrated from above
So I swing and I sway
Wave my hand, kick my leg
And it is always right with the music

"Until all that swaying starts to make you sick..."

For a song I was bought
Now I lie when I talk
With a careful eye on the cue card
Onto a stage I was pushed
With my sorrow well rehearsed
So give me all your pity and your money, now (all of it)

"We used to think that sound was something pure..."

If I could act like
This was my real life
And not some cage where I've been placed
Well then, I could tell you
The truth like I used to
And not be afraid of sounding fake

Now all anyone's listening for are the mistakes!

(Ah, I'm sorry!)

(Oh, it's okay, it's okay)

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3!

In a house by myself
I hear the ice start to melt
And I'll watch rooftops weep for the sunlight
And I know what must change
Fuck my face. fuck my name
They are brief and false advertisements..

...For a soul I don't have
Something true I have lacked
And spent my whole life trying to make up for
But I found in a song
And in the people I love
They will lift me up out of darkness

And now my door, it stands open
I'm inviting everyone in
We're gonna laugh
We're gonna drink until the morning comes
That's what we're gonna to do..
Come on!! come on!!