Paroles de Pretty At A Distance

Watch the moth drawn to the candle Drawn towards the comfort Falls into the flame. Then bitter, burnt, retreats, painful Fears the shifting shadows Flies straight back again. Only pretty at a distance So smudge your eyes with tears Just when you think you've seen and known me it’s not what it seems from in here. You reach for what you thought you wanted Taking words for granted Led by the appeal But now you've found the truth warranted Surprised the warnings I said Turned out to be real. You think you've diamonds, go to touch them But its broken glass you go to grasp so tightly Did you ever come to know that ruins sometimes Shine just as brightly. When it gets too much to handle Turning fast and running Shouting I’m to blame. Maybe innocence would suit me But blue eyes darken quickly See through me just the same...