Downtown – English Lyrics

• By: Foster The People

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey, turn around, man, I'm gonna take you downtown

If you wanna grab a sack, go ahead and do it

My fear of death was set in place by a lie

A glorified youth, that's the only way of life, yeah

My teeth were shakin', slowly, surely dissipating

Yeah, the wrinkles on my face, they weren't from my old age

I try to understand you throwin' it away

All your talent down the drain, man, it just makes perfect sense

When I look you in the eyes, it takes me right back

Yeah, your future helps me move on from my dark past

Don't give in

It's not real

You don't have a choice

Choose to feel

Your words' insane, man, only if I was left-brained

I could understand all your funny logic

I was indifferent, I saw the first time

Come on back, come on back, come on back to gain your life

Yeah, man, it's hard when that loco keeps on moving

Got some money and some change just to wait for my train

I try to stop me now, I'm locked and engaged

Come on back, come on back, come on back and leave your pain

When I look you in the eyes, it takes me right back

Yeah, your future helps me move on from my dark past

Don't give in

It's not real

You don't have a choice

Choose to feel

Yeah, we found you laying in your hotel room

With your Bible tied up because you were up to no good

We started shaking you all in your bed

Doing everything we could, just hoping that you're not dead

We dragged you out and threw you into our car

Pushed the pedal to the floor and drove to the hospital yard

They brought you in and told us both to wait

I was praying to myself it's not too late

(Leave your bed of concrete)

There are consequences for your actions (living hand to mouth)

There are consequences in real life

There are consequences, you can't escape from them

There are consequences (leave your bed of concrete)

Don't hide behind your reasons

Real life is full of feeling (living hand to mouth)

Things come and go in seasons

Truth should transcend our feelings (leave your bed of concrete)

Don't hide behind your reasons

Real life is full of feeling (living hand to mouth)

Things come and go in seasons

Truth should transcend our feelings

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