there's a shield around us it's invisible & soundless & we drink too much & fuck too soon smoke cigarettes in rented rooms we quit our jobs & shoot the moon & cut our wrists & sleep til noon
there's a shield around us we're invincible & boundless & we're on the run from I don't know we're Patty Hearst & Squeaky Fromme asleep on subways far from home you'd think we'd never seen a comb
sent a letter to Mom & Dad Mom & Dad the money's running out got a letter from Mom & Dad they didn't send me anything
there's a shield around us we are heady we are groundless & we burn our friends & kill their names build insecure & petty fames & tattoo things that we believe stars & skulls & hearts in half-sleeves
there's a shield around us tell me how is it you've found us cause we hide our tracks & watch the ground our footfalls they don't make a sound we've cursed the names of our hometowns we're compassless & nowhere bound
sent a letter to Mom & Dad Mom & Dad the money's running out got a letter from Mom & Dad I swear to God they don't get me at all