False Advertising Lyrics by Bright Eyes

False Advertising Lyrics

    On a string I was held. The way that I move, can you tell?

    My actions are orchestrated from above. So I swing and I sway.
    Wave my hand. Kick my leg. And it is always right with the music.
    "Until all that swinging starts to make you sick"
    For a song I was bought. Now I lie when I talk with a careful eye on the cue card.
    Onto a stage, I was pushed with my sorrow well rehearsed.
    So give me all your pity and your money. Now.
    "We used to think that sound was something pure"
    If I could act like this was my real life and not some cage where I've been placed,
    then, I could tell you the truth like I used to and not be afraid of sounding fake.
    Now all that anyone is listening for are the mistakes.
    In a house, by myself, I hear the ice start to melt and watch rooftops weep for the sunlight.
    And I know what must change. Fuck my face. Fuck my name.
    They are brief and false advertisements for a soul I don't have.
    Something true I have lacked and spent my whole life trying to make up for.
    But I found in a song and in the people I love. They will lift me up out of darkness.
    Now my door stands open. I am inviting everyone in. We will drink.
    We will laugh until the morning comes. That is what we are going to do.


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