Ballad of the Costa Concordia (Demo) lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to like the mornings
I’d survived another night
I’d walk to breakfast through the garden
See the flowers stretching in the sunlight

Now I wake up in the mornings
And all the kindness is drained out of me
I spend hours just wincing
And trying to regain some sense of peace

[Chorus 1]
If only I could sustain my anger
Feel it grow stronger and stronger
It sharpens to a point and sheds my skin
Shakes off the weight of my sins
And takes me to heaven

[Verse 2]
I stay up late every night
Out of some general protest
But with no one to tell you to come to bed
It’s not really a contest

And maybe you think
I’ll learn from my mistake
But not this time
It’s just gonna break me
[Chorus 1]
If only I could sustain my anger
Feel it grow stronger and stronger
It sharpens to a point and sheds my skin
Shakes off the weight of my sins
And takes me to heaven

[Bridge]
And if I’ve lost you for good
Could there have been any other way?
Was the water filling up for years
Or did I wreck it all in a day?

I’m going to bed now
I’ve sunk into my sorrows
And it’ll take three hundred million dollars
To get me up tomorrow

I won’t go down with this sh*t
I will put my hands up and surrender
There will be no more flags above my door
I have lost, and I always will be

[Breakdown]
It was an expensive mistake
My horse broke his back to get me here
I have his blood on my hands for no reason
But what was I supposed to do?
How was I supposed to know how to use a tube amp?
How was I supposed to know how to drive a van?
How was I supposed to know how to ride a bike without hurting myself? (I give up)
How was I supposed to know how to make dinner for myself? (I give up)
How was I supposed to know how to hold a job?
And how was I supposed to know how to not get drunk every
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and — why not Sunday night? (I give up)
How was I supposed to know how to steer this ship? (I give up)
How was I supposed to know how to steer this ship?
It was an expensive mistake
You can’t say you’re sorry and it’s over (I give up)
And what about the pain I’m in right now?
And what about a vacation?
And what about a vacation to feel good? (I give up)
My horse broke his back and left me here
How the hell was I supposed to know? (I give up)
And God won’t forgive me, God won’t forgive me
Not unless I open up my heart (I give up)
And how the hell am I supposed to do that
When I go to this same room every night
And sleep in the same f*cking bed every night? (I give up!)
This sea is too familiar
How many nights have I drowned here? (I give up!)
How many nights have I drowned here?
[Refrain]
I give up!
I give up!

[Verse 3]
We are the movers
We're here to help you move your stuff
Wherever you want to go, go
We can take you anywhere
Where you want to go
To where you want to go, ah
Just because your ship has sunk
Doesn't mean you're out of luck, get up, come on
Wherever you want to go
Take this stuff up a floor
Take this stuff up a floor
Take this stuff up a floor
Take this stuff up a floor
We stop and don't know where to go

[Refrain]
I give up! (Get up, get up!)
I give up!

[Verse 4]
I heard the voice of God
It's just some talking lion
(You don't know what you want)
Looking at myself through your eyes
No more to regret, and I'll be despised
(You can get what you want)
(You can ask what you want)
When I'm looking at myself through their eyes
[?] lie
I don't want this way (Hey, hey!)
[Chorus 2]
I give up!
I give up!
I give up!
I give up!

I give up
I give up
I give up!

[Outro]
And you wake up trembling
From the dream where I swam into the river
I reach out and hold you in my arms
I love you, I love you, I love you