I wake up to the smell of gasoline   I toss and turn, try to get back to my dream   And if I burn yeah I won't even scream   I'll let the embers take me      I filter out the words I really mean   I try to speak but my words just seem obscene   Thoughts of you and me are so unclean   I'll let the fire take me      These burning houses that we live in   We don't want out, we like the pain   These burning houses seep through the skin   We don't want out, we need the flame   We're burning away      I take a shower and I bathe in motor oil   The microwave is packed with aluminum foil   I'll let it heat as the water starts to boil   You push me under the lava      I brush my teeth but they never seem quite clean   They're fading black with the stains of nicotine   I said I'll love you forever but that's not what I mean   I just want to fuck you      These burning houses that we live in   We don't want out, we like the pain   These burning houses seep through the skin   We don't want out, we need the flame   We're burning away      I close the door and light another match   The candles burn as the knife slips in my back   I shrug it off, it's just another scratch   And I knew that you would be waiting      I take a pill and swallow with my pride   Shallow waters give thought to what's inside   When you say you love me I just want to die   Because I know you're leaving      These burning houses that we live in   We don't want out, we like the pain   These burning houses seep through the skin   We don't want out, we need the flame   We're burning away      These burning houses that we live in   We don't want out, we like the pain   These burning houses seep through the skin   We don't want out, we need the flame   We're burning away to ashes      These burning houses we have been trapped in   Are now just ashes blowing in the wind   I sing you to sleep, I sing you to sleep   Goodbye