My face was long
When I heard a whisper in her song
And it pulled me by the wrists
Like the words of a hypnotist
Make the silence break
Yeah, when they snap, you wake

I heard it all before,
Promise not to anymore
But I'm just listenin' to the breeze
I ain't begging, sayin' please
There ain't nothing wrong
Trying not to bare the bone
Trying hard to hide alone
And she bursts into my room
Carrying a bible and a broom
Screaming "Let me in"

But I'm just hearing her singin'
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Hearts in trouble but it won't break
'cause the whispers in the dark
Oh, they'll never know your name
I aint saying I believe
And I'm not saying you're to blame
But you call this thing love
And I don't think they're the same

It's just a hiding place

On the island, just breathe
It treats you kindly, but time
Oh, no, it's never quite as sweet
Til you're standing on the brink of the open door

Can't bring you in
Ever since a child I've been
Chasing an image in my head of...
On my bed, under a cloud of sheets

Yeah, I could always hear her singing
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

My hands are tied but they won't stay
'cause I'll chew all on the ropes
Like they were sugarcane
Won't stand there with fallen hands and silently wait
Til you swear your eyes had seen
what you never heard 'em say
Can't erase this
Before it drives you insane
And your knees and your whole soul start to tremble and shake
And think of who you were before you gave it away
And you spend all your money trying to feel the same