Little Bribes

Album: The Open Door EP (2009)
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  • The Eiffel tower built to smaller scale
    The freshest oxygen I'd ever inhale
    I tapped a bottle against a safety rail, killing time

    And you were like a walking compliment
    Tall in stature and exceptionally read
    In dummy glasses and a cardigan
    Oh, come on

    And oh so empty were the faces of the dealers and the waitresses around

    You said that all these things you've learned to ignore
    The hidden cameras on the casino floor
    And what gets paid for behind hotel doors
    Oh, come on

    You pretend every slot machine is a robot amputee waving hello
    The people stare into their eyes and they feed them little bribes and then they go

    The never-ending twilight
    In a basement where the sun has never split
    You said that you were lonely
    And then we kissed like lonely people do

    You said the city has a beating heart
    That pushes people down the boulevard
    And they're all hoping for a wish fulfilled
    In a desert for a dollar bill
    Those foolish dreams, you know they plague me still
    Oh, come on

    And oh so empty were the faces
    Of the dealers and the waitresses around [X2]

    They're empty Writer/s: Benjamin Gibbard
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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