I wanna tell you there's a really good reason

Why I came home wasted in the middle of the night

A tiny kingdom at the bottom of the trees

Where I was always a winner and I was usually right



Oh, you can watch it when you get a bit older

But for now in the bad bits, I should cover your eyes

She painted pictures with the tips of her fingers

Sewing buttons to Bambi, tying strings to a kite



Turning into black and white

Underneath the swinging lights

Barely awake

But I still got my stripes

'cause you're the killer with the colored kite



I wanna tell you there's a really good reason

Why I came down easy, spinning threads to a throne

A tiny kingdom at the bottom of the trees

Where I was always a winner and I was barely alone



Turning into black and white

Underneath the swinging lights

Barely awake

But I still got my stripes

'cause you're the killer with the colored kite



Tangled up, tongue tied

Tell me what to do

Tangled up, tongue tied

Tell me what to do



Turning into black and white

Underneath the swinging lights

Barely awake

But I still got my stripes

'cause you're the killer with the colored kite



Turning into black and white