Trouble On The Outskirts - Outlines Lyrics

Slow down, don't you, make a sound
I know the path you're walking in
I've seen all the first times, the little white lies
Staying out too late with your friends on summer nights
But did you get too close?
Back when the river used to flood the road
And your parents still drove you around
Were the stakes too high?
Did you let the water obstruct your eyes?
Were you just growing up?
When the lifeboat's out
And you're waiting by the phone
I feel your engine starting
From that broken body
It may take some time
In the shadow that you hold
You'll never be discarded
Don't you forget your brothers
I've seen you make that face a thousand times
Some misspent youthful way of, thinking 'bout, a parallel life
Stuck tracing the outlines of that same old path
You can change that face, but you can't change their heart
But did you get too close?
Surrendered to your childhood ghosts
They're laid to rest again now
Were the stakes too high?
Another year to fix a disillusioned mind
Still growing up
When the lifeboat's out
And you're waiting by the phone
I feel your engine starting
From that broken body
It may take some time
In the shadow that you hold
You'll never be discarded
Don't you forget your brothers
Still waiting to get it right
Waiting to see if that old river runs dry
A fading innocence in your smile
Reflecting parts of you
Of pieces fallen through
Through time
When the lifeboat's out
And you're waiting by the phone
I feel your engine starting
From that broken body
It may take some time
In the shadow that you hold
You'll never be discarded
Don't you forget your brothers
When the lifeboat's out
And you're waiting by the phone
I feel your engine starting
From that broken body
It may take some time
In the shadow that you hold
You'll never be discarded
Don't you forget your brothers