Vigilantes Of Love - Hang On Every Word lyrics

Feelings in reverse Now I hang on every word from you Too fast on the curve Now I'm straining every nerve Come through You can only play the victim just a short amount of time Your own wounds You'll have to lick 'em 'til the ambulance arrives Given all I've heard Hang on every word I hang Hanging by a thread Walking here among the dead Pleased to meet you What's with my chemistry? My fallenness that strangles me What am I crawling towards? You can only play the hero 'til your mask begins to slip And the fist on your bravado starts to lose its sacred grip Wife asked the other day "Where's your joy? Did it slip away?" I could say nothing Even though I am a son, how quickly I've forgotten But I'm yearning You can only play the star 'til the real truth comes to light All those hungry tabloids got you in the check-out line overnight