Pity

Picture this, he was so very young
His eyes were full of confidence
Cascadin' like a sun on everyone
Proud and loud, but he’s a youth that never speaks
Behind his lazy countenance
Was a fear that ran so deep
We all know, we’ve seen it before
Yeah, countless times, deceivin' smiles (Yeah, mmm)
Moons and stars all shut behind bars
Between the lines, are we blind?
Pity, pity (Yeah, no)
Pity, pity (Yeah, no)
Her skin was smooth, ripened like sweet fruit
She had a patient temperament
But she felt she could not fit inside her shoes
Marchin' on, she’d hum a wistful song
Badedebababa, badab, mmm
Why do I feel alone? Well…
We all know, we’ve seen it before
Countless times, deceivin' smiles (Yeah, mmm)
Moons and stars all shut behind bars
Between the lines, are we blind?
Pity, pity (Yeah, no)
Pity, pity (Yeah, no)
(Mmm, mmm, m-m-m-mmm)
(Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm)
Who’s to blame, who’s to blame, who’s to blame?
Crosses on their names, hidden in the shade (O-o-oh)
Who’s to blame, who’s to blame, who’s to blame?
Crosses on their name, hidden in the shade
(Whoah-go-oah, bom do-lum, do-lum, do-do-lum, lum, mmm)
So hard to see a troubled energy
Prescriptions written for affliction
Won’t be a remedy, no
Walls they fall, and crumble 'round us all
But in the end who’ll be the friend
To open up their door?
(Yeah, mmm)
(Yeah, mmm)