We Were Young

from ...All Hail New Laser Cat by Dead Kings of Norway

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We were so young
We were so fresh
She put her hand upon my sleeve I put my hand inside her dress and then we met

When we kissed, there was a hiss
Rising from the crowd of partisans
But it felt right, and on that night
We held each other’s hands and stayed inside
We felt the chill, the screams grew shrill
And everytime I heard a cry I thought I knew the other side
I heard the pleas and did my best to bury them from sight

It was wrong, it was wrong, it couldn’t last for long
From the way that we stared, I couldn’t tell she cared
It was wrong

I felt the stab, she felt the same
But we both ignored the stalemate when it came
It came on quick, without a fight
And it killed whatever happened on that night
There were no words, nobody tried
But I could tell that from conversations that she hadn’t really cried,
Still the tension leapt before me, and I couldn’t see her side

It was wrong, it was wrong, it couldn’t last for long
From the way that we stared, I couldn’t tell she cared
And we were young, so young, so young
There was a love if only just that once
But we were wrong, so wrong, so wrong
Before we knew, it was gone.

I saw the wrath, felt the hate
I saw that damage and I felt ashamed
I felt them judge, heard them chaff
Sensed the vindication in their laughs
But she was hurt, and I’m to blame
I caused the joy that we both felt, but I also caused the pain
And if we had the chance to make it right, I wouldn’t do it then

I’m sorry

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from ...All Hail New Laser Cat, track released October 28, 2011

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