Living in a cage, washing in a bird bath Sinking in a fishbowl on a broken farm I try to never lie, I really do I wonder if my friends will get me through Conscious of the way, as best we can 17 ways to kill a man States we've been through ♪ Killing nostalgia for future swims Trash all your bridges, kill the rock and roll thing I want to move on with no complaints Building our walls with yesterday Might as well shine before you slide Might as well live before you die States we've been through ♪ Talkin' 'bout States we've been through ♪ Talkin' 'bout States, states ♪ Talkin' 'bout ♪ A whole lot of emptiness ♪ Living in a state of constant changing A river of flux for our tasting I try to never lie, I really do I wonder if my friends will get me through It always seems to rain when you leave I try to stem the flow as we bleed States we've been through ♪ Talkin' 'bout States, states ♪ Talkin' 'bout States, states