You and i were soulmates
you and i were friends
we'd see eachother monday
through to friday and weekends
some would call us crazy
some would call us fools
for dragging out the honeymoon
and messing with the rules

busted brakes and fire escapes
things we should have known
you and i betrayed by
what we tried to set in stone

is the glass half-empty
are we seeing straight
drinking deep has only brought us
closer to this fate
we spend our lives in slumber
spend our lives asleep
glimpses of a perfect world
in dreams we cannot keep

busted brakes and fire escapes ...

who would have thought
it would turn out this way
the signs were there
but we waived them all away
turn on the lights
let the darkness disappear
show the love we thought we had
here

we fight like cat and dog
tooth and nail
what's a dog without a bone
or a cat without a tail
so we resolve to make amends
we resolve to learn
there's comfort in hypocrisy
while better bridges burn

busted brakes and fire escapes ...