there's a shield around us   it's invisible and soundless   and we drink too much and fuck too soon   smoke cigarettes in rented rooms   we quit our jobs and shoot the moon   and cut our wrists and sleep til noon      there's a shield around us   we're invincible and boundless   and we're on the run from I don't know   we're Patty Hearst and Squeaky Fromme   asleep on subways far from home   you'd think we'd never seen a comb      sent a letter to Mom and Dad   Mom and Dad the money's running out   got a letter from Mom and Dad   they didn't send me anything      there's a shield around us   we are heady we are groundless   and we burn our friends and kill their names   build insecure and petty fames   and tattoo things that we believe   stars and skulls and hearts in half-sleeves      there's a shield around us   tell me how is it you've found us   cause we hide our tracks & watch the ground   our footfalls they don't make a sound   we've cursed the names of our hometowns   we're compassless & nowhere bound      sent a letter to Mom and Dad   Mom and Dad the money's running out   got a letter from Mom and Dad   I swear to God they don't get me at all