Panic Switch

Album: Swoon (2009)
Charted: 92
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  • Time
    It's never worth my time
    Blue shine
    Bleeds into my eyes

    I still
    Sleep on the right side
    Of the white noise
    Can't leave the scene behind

    Could I be anything you want me to be
    It's always meant to be seen

    When you see yourself in a crowded room
    Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
    And will you step in line or release the glitch?
    Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?

    When you see yourself in a crowded room
    Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
    Will you step in line or release the glitch?
    Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?

    And I'll try
    To hold on tight tonight
    Pink slip
    Inviting me inside
    Wanna burn skin
    And brand what once was mine
    But the red views
    Keep ripping the divide

    If I go everywhere you want me to go
    How will I know you'll still follow?

    When you see yourself in a crowded room
    Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
    Will you step in line or release the glitch?
    Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?

    When you see yourself in a crowded room
    Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
    Will you step in line or release the glitch?
    Do you think she'll sleep with the panic?

    I'm waiting and fading and floating away
    I'm waiting and fading and floating away
    I'm waiting and fading and floating away
    Waiting and fading and floating

    I'm waiting and fading and floating away
    Waiting and fading and floating away
    Waiting and fading and floating away
    Waiting and fading, waiting and fading

    When you see yourself in a crowded room
    Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
    Will you step in line or release the glitch?
    Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?

    When you see yourself in a crowded room
    Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
    Will you step in line or release the glitch?
    Do you think she'll sleep with the panic? Writer/s: Brian Aubert, Christopher Ander Guanlao, Joseph Charles Lester, Nicole Lynn Monninger
    Publisher: Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Daniel from Indianapolis, InLove this song so much! My favorite by them!
  • Shadow from Depression, VaThis is my fav Silversun Pickups song, from their album "Swoon". It's a great song!! 5/5
  • Alajandro!!!! from Burlington, VtBrian Aubert (the lead singer of the pickups) has a great voice, and it suits the music perfectly. Plus, the drummer is outstanding, and displays his skills amazingly in this song, which is one of my favorite songs by them. Rock on. 5/5.
  • Jessica from St. Louis , MoHis voice is so different and unique. I've never heard anything like it.They just don't get enough credit. Seriously, 1st comment!!!
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