Living in a cage, washing in a bird bath   Sinking in a fishbowl on a broken farm   I try to never lie, I really do   I wonder if my friends will get me through   Conscious of the way, as best we can   17 ways to kill a man      States we've been through      Killing nostalgia for future swims   Trash all your bridges, kill the rock and roll thing   I want to move on with no complaints   Building our walls with yesterday   Might as well shine before you slide   Might as well live before you die      States we've been through   Talkin' 'bout   States we've been through   Talkin' 'bout   States, states   Talkin' 'bout      A whole lot of emptiness      Living in a state of constant changing   A river of flux for our tasting   I try to never lie, I really do   I wonder if my friends will get me through   It always seems to rain when you leave   I try to stem the flow as we bleed      States we've been through   Talkin' 'bout   States, states   Talkin' 'bout   States, states