Rooks - Parkville

Rollercoaster, stoking fire

While we broke into desire

Keep me at your knees while you talk

Only ghosts can host a liar

Smile and focus their empire

Keep me feeling pleased and I’ll walk

They got the country’s lungs

Held beneath a rubber gun

They got the TV turned right up high

They got their suits, boots and tails

Nails hammering, hope impales your mind

They come alive when we all go to sleep

And they let their guard down to smile like a father

We’re the ones who started the war

What are they fighting for?

Unlimited fingerpower, blinking till the final hour

Keep me underneath your thumb

Been thinking, but thinking’s sour

Thinking ain’t gonna shake the tower

Keep me with a bottle of rum

They got the state indoors

Pipes beneath the wooden floors

They got the music turned right up to ten

They got their rooks looking ill

Took time until they took the end

They come alive when we all go to sleep

And they let their guard down to smile like a father

We’re the ones who started the war

What are they fighting for?

(Rooks)

They come alive when we all go to sleep

And let their guard down to smile like a father

They got the country’s lungs held beneath a rubber gun

They got the tv turned right up high

They got their suits, boots and tails

Nails hammering hope impales your mind

They let their guard down to smile like a father

We’re the ones who started the war, the war

What are they fighting for?