They Broke Him Down Streetlight Manifesto

Did I mention we were dreaming
When the devil came to town
I was awoken by the screaming
But nobody heard a sound

And the lies we told at breakfast
Won't match the lies we had for lunch
And the lies we serve for dinner, yeah for dinner
They’re the tallest of the bunch

Did you notice he was cold
When he finally lost control, of the ghost
And the epilogue I dreaded
Now seemed likely to console
And I’m still not understanding
The things he did before he left
And the one thing that will haunt me, it will haunt me
Right before his final breath, he said...

And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down
He said “I’ll never be your saint you see, cause I won’t be hanging around”
So they broke him down, yeah they broke him down
So I stood there and I held my breath cause I know that it wouldn’t be long
’til they broke me down

Did I mention we were flailing?
When the angels came around
And they just sat there, they we were waiting
For the first of us to drown
And I started going under
But I didn’t hold my breath
Cause the last thing that I needed
Oh I needed
Was to owe a holy debt
Oh no