[Verse 1]
White house, black shutters
My heart, it flutters
When I think about the way you came along
The storm was spinning, thought I was winning
'Til you swept me off my feet into your arms
[Chorus]
We dance around the broken things
With ruby lips, amphetamines
And built an emerald city of our own
Of our own
[Verse 2]
I sought your legend and paid my penance
The mindless, heartless coward that I was
Through rain and thunder
Your spell I'm under
As I took a hero's journey to your arms
[Chorus]
We dance around the broken things
With ruby lips, amphetamines
And built an emerald city of our own
Of our own
[Bridge]
But when I finally reached the castle
And I peeped behind the curtain
All I found was just a man who needed time
[Chorus]
We dance around the broken things
With ruby lips, amphetamines
And built an emerald city of our own
Of our own
We dance around the broken things
I sang the words, you plucked the strings
And we turned into a nightmare from a dream
From a dream