[Verse 1]
In the mornin' I'll be gone
No, of course I'll be here
I wake everybody up
Wind the clocks, oil the gears

[Chorus 1]
Heartstrings come rigged
With hinges and springs
You gotta hold them down
Heartstrings

[Verse 2]
We've done the therapies
And we've taken the cures
And all attempts at church
Have left us dizzy from the search
Which leaves us no comfort but each other

[Chorus 2]
Heartstrings come rigged
With horns and wings
You gotta lift them up
Heartstrings

[Verse 3]
Slice of life sliced too thin
Where to stop? Where to begin?
Slice of life sliced to pieces
Where to laugh? Where have we been?

[Verse 4]
Live a life, live it on
I am ready to be gone
And to stay
Always to stay

[Verse 5]
In the mornin' you'll be gone
No, of course you'll be here
I wake you before too long
And you smile, love

[Chorus 3]
Heartstrings come rigged
With hinges and springs
Both horns and wings
Heartstrings

[Outro]
You gotta lift them up
You gotta lift them up
You gotta hold 'em down
Heartstrings