The New Pornographers - Crash Years lyrics

The skirts go up before the war
Among the madding crowds
They're ruined, like the rest of us, ruined
Rest of us, ruined

You are a living doll
Riding the circle tracks
Behind the walls of clocks
And you're ruined, like the rest of us
Ruined rest of us, ruined

Traffic was slow for the crash years
There's no other show like it 'round here
As a rule

Windows were rolled for the crash years
There's no other show like it 'round here
As a rule

Light a candle's end
You are a light turned low
And like the rest of us
You got those old eternity blues
Eternity blues

Your fingers raised
You're looking for the word
What you want is 'accident'
Another drab spectacular view
Of what you can lose

Traffic was slow for the crash years
There's no other show like it 'round here
As a rule

Windows were closed in the crash years
Honey child, you're not safe here as a rule


Traffic was slow for the crash years
There's no other show like it 'round here
As a rule

Windows were rolled for the crash years
There's no other show like it 'round here
As a rule

The ruins were wild the ruins were wild
Tonight will be an open mic

The ruins were wild the ruins were wild
Tonight will be an open mic

The ruins were wild the ruins were wild
Tonight will be an open mic

The ruins were wild the ruins were wild
Tonight will be an open mic
The ruins were wild the ruins were wild
Tonight will be an open mic