Grief, she keeps me on a short leash
Running til I can’t breathe
I don’t please her but I can never leave her
And she will never leave me
Death's been a friend of a friend since I was seventeen
I don’t know him and I don’t think I owe him
But I think he’s after me

If your breathing's tight
Stay up through the night
And if the night is long
Play your favorite song
And face it on your own
Like choking on a bone
There’s no way to go home, your future's made

I don’t wanna lose my gladness
I don’t wanna lose my spark
I don’t wanna lose the madness
That shrivels in the dark
I guess it’s been a hard year
Our loved ones drop like flies
Tears replace the memories
Lay pennies on their eyes

But if your breathing's tight
Stay up through the night
And if the night is long
Play your favorite song
And face it on your own
Like choking on a bone
There’s no way to go home, your future's made
If your breathings tight
Don’t go out tonight
Cause the night is long
And the one you love is gone
So face it on your own
Like choking on a bone
There’s no way to go home, your future's made