Set The Scene lyrics

To set the scene we're lying herethe night sky is woken up by intruding lightsand the sound of cannonswe drove downtown for this and we love our country just enoughto set off explosionsthe humidity os getting to mebut i'm contentthe insects they nibble away at our skinas our bodies touch and twistyour pressed collar and pencil thin lipsyour smile is strained and you're waitingfor a kiss that just won't comenow we're back at your placewe rely on stale dialoguei ruined what could have been long agowhat i need tonight doesn't matter nowso i watch you collapse and fold yourself into the bedwhile your hair it laps against the pillow caselike the tide on the shorenow the bridges will take me over the bayover and under and further awayto places that i've never beento white washed oceans where it's too cold to swim