They Broke Him Down

They Broke Him Down - Streetlight Manifesto

Did I mention we were dreaming

When the devil came to town

I was awoken by the screaming

But nobody heard a sound

And the lies we told at breakfast

Will match the lies we had for lunch

And the lies we said for dinner yeah for dinner

They're the tallest of the bunch

Did you notice he was cold

When he finally lost control long ago

And the'

Was he likely to console

And I'm still not understanding

The things he did before he left

And the one thing that will haunt me

It will haunt me

Right before his final breath he said

And they broke him down yeah they broke him down

He said I'll never be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around

So they broke him down yeah they broke him down

So I stood there and I held my breath cause I know that it wouldn't be long

Till they broke me down

Did I mention we were flailing

When the angels came around

And they just sat there they we were waiting

For the first of us to drown

And I started going under

But I didn't hold my breath

Cause the last thing that I needed

Oh I needed

Was the hold of holy dead'

Oh no

And no one holds a grudge dear

Like I do I see it through

And you may not remember

It was nothing much at the time

But I kept it bottled inside

Oh and we all know how that goes

Yeah I've given up on letting go

So here we are with nothing left here

And now you left me here

And I was last to know

And they broke him down yeah they broke him down

So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around

And they broke him down yeah they broke him down

So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long

Holy smokes'

Some say we've given up the ghost

But I think he's in the background (somewhere in the background)

Hiding in his favorite photographs

And he's leaving as a beggar

Horribly undead'

But the one thing that I'm sure of

I am sure of

Is he found some comfort there

And they broke him down yeah they broke him down

He said I'll never be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around

So they broke him down yeah they broke him down

So I stood there and I held my breath cause I know that it wouldn't be long

And they broke him down yeah they broke him down

He said I'll never be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around

So they broke him down yeah they broke him down

So I stood there and I held my breath cause I know that it wouldn't be long

Till they broke me down