A Litmus Test Lyrics

Three o'clock on your watch
As you stagger out into the street
Whiskey soaked, you light up a cigarette
For the way it feels between your fingers
Hold the phone, don't let it ring
And she'll be there wondering
It's been a long day but a longer night
This has been a long time coming
This is only the beginning
And in the end, you think you're winning
This is only a fake ending
Making yourself a way out

In your room, in your room
Where you pace back and forth
There was angels all around you now
But you can't see them anymore
You take this pill from the bottle
And now swallow
Giving in is not the problem, no
It's the dosage that will do you in
This is only the beginning
And in the end, you think you're winning
This is only a fake ending
Making yourself a way out

But when you close your eyes to sleep
Is the ending bittersweet?
When you close your eyes to sleep
What do you see?
All the forgotten memories
(Forgotten memories)
From all the images you keep
(Images you keep)
But in the end it's what you see
That tears you into pieces
(Do you think you'll just fade away?)

This is only the beginning
And in the end, you think you're winning
This is only a fake ending
Making yourself a way out

But when you close your eyes to sleep
(Close your eyes to sleep)
Is the ending bittersweet?
(Ending bittersweet)
When you close your eyes to sleep
What do you see?

This is only the beginning
And in the end, you think you're winning