Blue light of morning palm trees in rows 

The end of my affair with the west coast

I was already dressed when she opened her mouth 

And decided to give up the ghost 

Helicopters the coast guard and radar screens 

The haunted and lonely technology 

I'll cut all my ties with the dead and the dying 

I have been wasting my time

In need of a substance to steady my hands

I'm gonna make the most of this day's plans 

Falling in love with the shivering engines 

Falling in love with the prettiest sound 

 

I'm on your side

Behind the frontlines 

 

A tear in the fabric that no one could see 

But your heart was always unraveling 

I gathered the twine as it trailed from behind 

Collected it all in my coat

The Pacific Ocean you claim as your own 

The vineyard the graveyard the grapes and the bones

Falling in love with the weight of the water 

Falling in love with the taste of the ghost 

 

I'm on your side 

Behind the frontlines 

 

On drugs in the dark with the one I love 

That my friends is where I wish I was

Tied up in twine with the dead and the dying 

And dragging back home under her control

She's looking for someone to settle her debts 

And I always settle for the silhouettes

Falling in love with some back lighted stranger

Falling in love and going into the red 

 

I'm on your side

Behind the frontlines