[Verse 1]
A pile of shells and a pile of leaves
In my dreams green man looks like me
And failure falls just like autumn trees
My concrete comfort mezzanine

[Chorus]
The smell of autumn and carbine
You'll never clean it up
I wanna let 'em all down
A letter goes out to your side
Something to mix it up
I wanna let 'em all down
The smell of autumn and carbine

[Verse 2]
They'll crack a window and let you feel the breeze
But was the juice ever really worth the squeeze?
It all looked so loud, now we don't hear a peep
A distant rainbow reverie
Now you're a pile of pills and a pile of leaves
Boss man's posthumous hit factory
He sleeps in silk sheets while you rest in peace
Culture's black eye like the girls you beat

[Chorus]
The smell of autumn and carbine
You'll never clean it up
I wanna let 'em all down
A letter goes out to your side
Something to mix it up
I wanna let 'em all down
The smell of autumn and carbine
[Bridge]
(Draining slowly, finally at peace)
Draining slowly, finally at peace
Draining slowly, draining slowly
Draining slowly, finally fading away

[Chorus]
The smell of autumn and carbine
You'll never clean it up
I wanna let 'em all down
A letter goes out to your side
Something to mix it up
I wanna let 'em all down
The smell of autumn and carbine

[Outro]
You'll never clean it up
You'll never leave it
No matter what they say
You never mattered much anyway