[Verse 1: White Lies]
When the daylight weighs a tonne
And all my friends are gone
There's rust around the things I'd loved
When it's fraying at the seams
Of reality and dreams
All those dreams are quiet and dull

[Pre-Chorus: White Lies]
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run

[Chorus: White Lies]
Big time breakdown
Look how the stars come out
Big time breakdown
Why didn't you just shout?
I'm lonely
Without looking for a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
[Verse 2: White Lies]
I'm your absent Valentine
And the pigtails in the bride
I'm the steel that carves the toes in your bathtub
I'm the lynch mob in the dark
I'm the silk worm in your heart
Spinning out my perfect circles

[Pre-Chorus]
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run

[Chorus]
Big time breakdown
Look how the stars come out
Big time breakdown
Why didn't you just shout?
I'm lonely
Without looking for a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
[Bridge: White Lies]
Calm on the water
Fetch your brother, fetch your daughter
Come, come undone
Fetch your sister, fetch your son

[Pre-Chorus + Bridge (simultaneous)]
This town's alright (Calm on the water)
But it's not enough (Fetch your brother, fetch your daughter)
I'm looking for a quick exit (Come, come undone)
Like a prisoner on the run (Fetch your sister, fetch your son)
This town's alright (Calm on the water)
But it's not enough (Fetch your brother, fetch your daughter)
I'm looking for a quick exit (Come, come undone)
Like a prisoner on the run (Fetch your sister, fetch your son)

[Chorus]
Big time breakdown
Look how the stars come out
Big time breakdown
Why didn't you just shout?
I'm lonely
Without looking for a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
[Outro: White Lies]
I'm lonely
Without looking for a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know