The Twistinside Lyrics

We have been sleeping with the lights on 
Just about every night 
Because we are afraid what the dark might bring 
I know, I know it's jsut a childish fear 
That grows and grows wild in the middle of me 

I'm gonna get a new tattoo 
Black and stretching around my arm 
Like a life that invisible and real 
I know, I know, it's stupid and immature 
I just want to give shape to the face 
that twists inside 
Both you and me 

Breathing fire-doesn't look good on a resume 
Neither does anything else we do 
We got to get ready for the real world 
Yeah yeah we got to grow up 
You know I like to die for awhile 
Everyday in the afternoon 
I like to let the arms of a bar 
Wrap around me tight 
I'm just going to sprawl in the front booth 
Big drink above my head 
Cross eyed and smiling as I watch the world 
Go twisting by 

I don't want to die with you, 
Or live in the same dark room 
I don't want to see your bloodshot eyes no more, no more 
I just want to take this girl-all curls and big brown eyes 
Man I can't take the pain of wanting her, needing her 

I know the secret of your soul 
And I just don't want to know- 
Yeah, man we got to grow up