Lyrics

We built the tower tall
Then sold the bricks for gold
A mouthful of bright excuses
And a heart that learned to fold
Hands on the wheel
Eyes on the screen
We named the wound progress
While the whole thing bled between

Hear that crack in the ceiling?
That is us
Taste the sin in the water?
That is us
Every door we bolted tight
Opened up somehow tonight

Down we go
Down we go
Laughing as the floor gives way
Down we go
Down we go
(Down we go)
Kissing every hard mistake

We fed the fire nice and slow
Called it a better life
Built our crowns from broken toys
Then wore them like a knife
The fields went thin
The wells ran dry
Still we waved our little flags
At a sky we had denied

Hear that crack in the ceiling?
That is us
Taste the sin in the water?
That is us
Every secret in our hands
Turns to dust when it lands

Down we go
Down we go
Laughing as the floor gives way
Down we go
Down we go
(Down we go)
Kissing every hard mistake

If there was a mercy left
We hid it in the smoke
If there was a way back up
We let the ladder choke
Now the doors swing open
Now the flood comes through
And all our pretty plans
Turn black and blue

Down we go
Down we go
No one left to save the show
Down we go
Down we go
(Down we go)
Into the place we chose to know
Down we go
Down we go
Down we go