[Verse 1]

Took most my chances

Went too far collecting branches

Built a fire ring around your tongue to burn the words right out

Now I sit here wishing

I could take back all my listening

Didn't need to know that nothing's going down, down



[Pre–Chorus]

Down, going down

Down, yeah, yeah



[Chorus]

Don't seem to understand why I feel the way I do now, baby

Can't seem to get this off your eye

You don't seem to recognize how hard it's been to do this lately

When all our love and think we're right

And it just leaves us taking sides



[Verse 2]

Said a smoke would lead us to the river

Where we can mate with gypsies and sinners

Let our bodies sink into the cold

But when the darkness falls upon the waves

We will set our sights on rocky graves

Where children turn, to lovers turn to fall



[Chorus]

Don't seem to understand why I feel the way I do now, baby

Can't seem to get this off your eye

You don't seem to recognize how hard it's been to do this lately

When all our love and think we're right

And it just leaves us taking sides



[Pre–Chorus]

Down, we're going down

Down, yeah, yeah



[Chorus]

Don't seem to understand why I feel the way I do now, baby

Can't seem to get this off your eye

You don't seem to recognize how hard it's been to do this lately

When all our love and think we're right

And it just leaves us taking, and it just leaves us taking

And it just leaves us taking taking sides