Layne Staley - Frogs lyrics

[Verse 1] What does friend mean to you? A word so wrongfully abused Are you like me, confused? All included but you Alone The sounds of silence often soothe Shapes and colors shift with mood Pupils widen and change their hue Rapid brown avoid clear blue [Chorus] Why's it have to be this way, be this way, be this way, be this way, be this way, be this way [Verse 2] Flowers watched through wide eyes bloom A child sings an unclaimed tune Innocence spins cold cocoon Grow to see the pain too soon [Chorus] [Outro] At 7 am on a Tuesday in August Next week I'll be 28 I'm still young, it'll be me Off the wall I scraped you I gotta wake I gotta wake, it comes this way I can't wait no more It comes this way, it comes this way To drown this ache To reinstate (everyone dead, everyone) (you put me through) take your place (put me through hell) Heaven direct your shape (heaven direct, you see i can do it so well) Your expiration date Your expiration date, fate, date Expiration date This one is gonna last too, hate Never gonna f** with me again Mans own clean slate Don't f** with me again Makes your eyes dilate Makes you shake Irate