Persona Non Grata Bright Eyes

[Verse 1]
Getting dressed for a date, put on blue aftershave
Wore a kilt like a Celt, hid the way that I felt
Combat boots, fallen leaves, West Village Halloween
To a Bollywood song, taking shots 'til we're gone
Unwelcome in the autumn, persona non grata
I'm the last of the best, I'm your thoughts in the swamp
There's a playground of children in the shadows of buildings
There's a line out the church where your homelessness works
Where the stained glass of crimson meets Ezekiel's visions
Saw a valley of bones where no man shall be saved

[Chorus]
And now you
You come to me, asking that
And now you
You come to me and you're asking that
Oh, how can we reconcile?

[Verse 2]
Left your innocence there in Tian'anmen Square
You were filled with despair, underfed and depressed
Vacant lot where a prison stood, God knows you never would
Lie to yourself, but you do every time
Made a life of deception and passive aggression
Gonna scream when I sing, I'm gonna die in the ring
Turn me on, you're a knockout, climb up onto my cloud
Do your worst to me now before I change my mind