Sudden Death in Carolina - Brand New

Last night I swallowed liquor and a lighter

and this morning I threw up fire

But it’s nothing new

I’ve been piecing it together and it’s got something to do with every look thrown like a knife across a crowded room

And every slow and quiet car ride I spent drinking in the backseat

Every stupid melody to every stupid song,

and every stupid word that everybody’s hanging on What difference does this difference in age make?

I know how it ends… she’ll kill me quick.

Call 911, I’m already dead but

someone should be caught and held responsible

for this bloody mess

Last night I fell asleep next to a liar

and I woke up with a shiner

And it’s all that I remember from a night spent lying on my back with a view

of a stone white ceiling and the back of your head

And this quiet dark bed feels like the middle of nowhere

And we beat each other up just like we always do When I’m talking to myself I’d always rather be talking to you

What difference does this difference in age make?

I know how it ends… she’ll kill me quick.

Call 911, I’m already dead but

someone should be caught and held responsible

for this bloody mess

Call homicide, take the case to court

Cause her lips taste like a loaded gun

I’m her number one chalk outline on the floor

They hung her from the bridge on Monday

The gathering turned to a mob out on the lawn

They dropped her body in the river

School and work returned to normal before long

(before long… and no one will mention any of this again)

Call 911, I’m already dead but

someone should be caught and held responsible

for this bloody mess

Call homicide, take the case to court

Cause her lips taste like a loaded gun

I’m her number one chalk outline on the floor