Brand New - 1996 (Demo 2006) lyrics

[Verse 1] She was just seventeen Pious and pretty with a deadly disease And the weight of the world on her prosthetic shoulder And by the summer of '96 Her body was cracked like porcelain Just like some Precious Moments collectible In a hospital gown and a big, bright golden halo [Chorus] And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up We've come too far to have to give it all up now We live lives that are rich and blessed And we'll burn for how we transgress [Verse 2] Now I've mastered the art Of the open-casket prayer and the singing guitar And I've found the rewards weren't half what I'd hoped for And meanwhile we all feigned hope and mirth As her parents went on and lied to her All about the success of the surgeries And how my ex-girlfriend was now sleeping with her fiancé [Chorus] [Bridge] If there's any justice in heaven Then God won't let me in He'll lock the gates and take my weekend pa** away With a sympathetic wave they'll see me off Reserve my golden crown while I am cursed to walk the earth for millennia I know I deserve worse but it terrifies me and I can't take it anymore [Chorus]