[Verse 1: White Lies]
When the daylight weighs a ton
And all my friends are gone
There's rust around
The things I'd loved
When it's fraying at the seams
Of reality and dreams
All those dreams
Are quiet and dull
[Pre-Chorus: White Lies]
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
[Chorus: White Lies]
Big time breakdown
Look how the stars come out
Big time breakdown
Why didn't you just shout?
I'm lonely, without looking for
A place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
[Verse 2: White Lies]
I'm your absent Valentine
And the pigtails in the bride
I'm the still that carves
The toes in your bottle
I'm the lynch mob in the dark
I'm the silk worm in your heart
Spinning out
My perfect circles
[Pre-Chorus]
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
[Chorus]
Big time breakdown
Look how the stars come out
Big time breakdown
Why didn't you just shout?
I'm lonely, without looking for
A place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
[Bridge: White Lies]
Calm on the water
Fetch your brother, fetch your daughter
Come, come undone
Fetch your sister, fetch your son
[Pre-Chorus + Bridge (simultaneous)]
This town's alright (Big time breakdown)
But it's not enough (Look how the stars come out)
I'm looking for a quick exit (Big time breakdown)
Like a prisoner on the run (Why didn't you just shout?)
This town's alright (I'm lonely, without looking for)
But it's not enough (A place to go)
I'm looking for a quick exit (Where everything's an embrace)
Like a prisoner on the run (And everybody wants to know)
This town's alright (Big time breakdown)
But it's not enough (Look how the stars come out)
I'm looking for a quick exit (Big time breakdown)
Like a prisoner on the run (Why didn't you just shout?)
This town's alright (I'm lonely, without looking for)
But it's not enough (A place to go)
I'm looking for a quick exit (Where everything's an embrace)
Like a prisoner on the run (And everybody wants to know)
[Chorus]
Big time breakdown
Look how the stars come out
Big time breakdown
Why didn't you just shout?
I'm lonely, without looking for
A place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
[Outro: White Lies]
I'm lonely, without looking for
A place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know