Imaginary Monsters (EP)

The Birthday Massacre Imaginary Monsters (EP) Lyrics
1.Forever

Today is the first of our numbers
We're never asleep
Sometimes there's a voice when I close my eyes
Sometimes I can't hear you speak

Did you learn to take cover
Or are you running away?

And you see right through me
This shouldn't last forever
You're so close
Now it's time to say goodbye

You wait for the sun in the morning
I'm waiting for rain
Sometimes you're too close when I close my eyes
For now you're quiet again

The story is over
You never wanted the same
Did you learn to take cover
Or are you running away?

And you see right through me
This shouldn't last forever
You're so close
Now it's time to say goodbye

Talk to me
This voice is the faintest I've heard in the longest time
Do you want to see this to the end?
You know, you know I do

And you see right through me
This shouldn't last forever
You're so close
Now it's time to say goodbye

Talk to me
This voice is the faintest I've heard in the longest time


2.Burn Away

She's out of sight
He's out of mind
They've always lived in the castle

The poisoned nights
And moving lights
They're inside out of their window

There's a fire in the city of pictures
Leaving nothing but ashes below
It's only forever for a day
Tomorrow is burning away

Burn away

She's out of touch
He's out of time
They'll always live in the castle

The fading flower
The passing hours
They fall like sand through their fingers

There's a fire in the city of pictures
Leaving nothing but ashes below
It's only forever for a day
Tomorrow is burning away

Burn away, burn away, burn away

There's a fire in the city of pictures
Leaving nothing but ashes below
It's only forever for a day
Tomorrow is burning away

Burn away, burn away, burn away


3.Left Behind

Close your eyes
The second hand has turned to wave goodbye
In time, a faded scar is all that's left behind
Till then you'll make believe
And I will keep pretending forever
Remember, I'll never forget about you

Forget about you
Forget about you
Forget about you
Forget about you


I'm looking at a face, a pointed chin
Towards the sky, an arrogance
It easily betrays the closest friend
No moment lost, no consequence

The circle starts again, away from you
Deception pulls us in, away from you
Away from you, away from you...

An imitation, a fabrication
A pretty fake, a counterfeit
An empty carcass behind the artist
Is there a trace of innocence?

So how do you portray the sentiment?
The ruse is brought, the truth is spent
And much to our dismay, they're ignorant
The more that we make up the more it fits

This doesn't feel right
Feels like everything's further away
Dead as the nightlifeHindsight, watching another mistake
We never feel right, long nights
Following into the day
Dead as the street light, pure white
Washing the color away


Err on the side of caution
They're taking in the new girls

(Two faced, too poised to shed a tear)
No memory to speak of
(Passed in the night, we didn't hear)
The fading breath of your love

You are a child of privilege
Your reputation leads you

(All trace of life will disappear)
You're falling into season
(Their every word is insincere)
There is no time for reason

We lose control of the moment
Another trend goes out of season
A new love, forever
Look the other way
You see through me
A new trend - indifference

Remember our childhood
It's not quite the same
A pale hue of new blood
They all know your name


Her voice cuts through the walls
Rings through everything that's hollow
These bitter words recall
All that's left and hard to swallow

She was always good for nothing when the good broke bad
All she's got to lose is everything she never had
Every back turned to her

We put her down in a shallow grave
She wears a dress like a body bag every day
And this way she won't have to run away
And she can keep her regrets at bay every day

Her blood runs hot to cold
Always breaking while she borrows
Her favors bought and sold
She lives like she's dead tomorrow

Just another reason looking for the next 'because'
Just another has-been wishing that she never was
Every back turned to her

Tomorrow's not a new day
Or time to think things through
As patience starts to fall away
A day can feel like two
When we gave her a new face
The past was out of view
She never fooled us
Because she could never fool herself


Once a night my bedroom light
Sneaks out from inside my window
Eyes white, I keep out of sight
This city's just not pretty like it used to be

It's always a nightmare, it's never a dream
The promise we make to kill the days between
They live in the heartbeat and sleep til the light is gone

It's been so long
Feels like pins and needles in my heart
So long
I can feel it tearing me apart

To the bed the left unsaid
Crawl in from outside my window
Hands red and cold as the dead
A pity they're not pretty like they used to be

It's always a nightmare, it's never a dream
The promise we make to kill the days between
They live in the heartbeat and sleep til the light is gone

It's been so long
Feels like pins and needles in my heart
So long
I can feel it tearing me apart

It's never a whisper, it's always a scream
The promise we make to kill the time between
They live in the heartbeat and sleep til the light is gone

It's been so long
Feels like pins and needles in my heart
So long
I can feel it tearing me apart


Her voice cuts through the walls
Rings through everything that's hollow
These bitter words recall
All that's left and hard to swallow

She was always good for nothing when the good broke bad
All she's got to lose is everything she never had
Every back turned to her

We put her down in a shallow grave
She wears a dress like a body bag every day
And this way she won't have to run away
And she can keep her regrets at bay every day

Her blood runs hot to cold
Always breaking while she borrows
Her favors bought and sold
She lives like she's dead tomorrow

Just another reason looking for the next 'because'
Just another has-been wishing that she never was
Every back turned to her

Tomorrow's not a new day
Or time to think things through
As patience starts to fall away
A day can feel like two
When we gave her a new face
The past was out of view
She never fooled us
Because she could never fool herself