There’s an echo pulling out the meaning
Rescuing a nightmare from a dream
The voices in my head are always screaming
That none of this means anything to me
And it’s a long way back from seventeen
The whispers turn into a scream and I I’m not coming home

Save your breath I’m nearly
Bored to death And fading fast (Life is too short to last long)
Back on Earth I’m broken
Lost and cold and fading fast (Life is too short to last long)

There’s a stranger staring at the ceiling
Rescuing a tiger from a tree
The pictures in her head are always dreaming
Each of them means everything to me
And it’s a long way back from seventeen
The whispers turn into a scream and I
I’m not coming home

Save your breath I’m nearly
Bored to death And fading fast (Life is too short to last long)
Back on Earth I’m broken
Lost and cold and fading fast (Life is too short to last long)

I think I met her at the minute the rhythm was set down
I said I’m sorry I’m a bit of a letdown
But all my friends are daring me to come over
So I come over and over and over
So let me buy you a drink and we’ll pretend that you think
That I’m the man of your dreams come to life in a dive bar
And we’ll go over and over and over

Save your breath I’m nearly
Bored to death And fading fast (Life is too short to last long)
Back on Earth I’m broken
Lost and cold and fading fast (Life is too short to last long)