They Broke Him Down

[Intro] [Verse 1] Did I mention we were dreaming When the devil came to town I was awoken by the screaming But nobody heard a sound And the lies we told at breakfast Won’t match the lies we had for lunch And the lies we serve for dinner (for dinner) Yeah for dinner (for dinner) They’re the tallest of the bunch [Verse 2] Did you notice he was cold (Did you notice he was cold) When he finally lost control of the ghost And the epilogue I dreaded (and the epilogue I dreaded) Now seemed likely to console And I’m still not understanding (and I’m still not understanding) The things he did before he left And the one thing that will haunt me (will haunt me) It will haunt me (it will haunt me) Right before his final breath he said [Interlude] [Chorus 1] And they broke him down yeah they broke him down He said "I’ll never be your saint you see cause I won’t be hanging around" So they broke him down yeah they broke him down So I stood there and I held my breath Cause I knew that it wouldn’t be long ’til they broke me down [Interlude 1] [Verse 3] Did I mention we were flailing (did I mention we were flailing) When the angels came around (when the angels came around) And they just sat there they were waiting (and they just sat there they were waiting) For the first of us to drown (for the first of us to drown) And I started going under (and I started going under) But I didn’t hold my breath (but I didn’t hold my breath) Cause the last thing that I needed (I needed) Oh I needed (I needed) Was to owe a holy debt Oh no [Interlude 2] x2 [Verse 4] And no one holds a grudge dear Like I do I see it through And you may not remember It was nothing much at the time But I kept it bottled inside Oh and we all know how that goes Yeah I’d given up on letting go So here we are with nothing left here And now you’ve left me here And I was last to know [Chorus 2] And they broke him down (and they broke him down) yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) So I can’t be your saint you see cause I won’t be hanging around And they broke him down (and they broke him down) yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn’t be long [Bridge] x2 [Bridge] Holy smoke! Some say he’d given up the ghost But I think he’s in the background (somewhere in the background) Hiding in his favorite photograph And he’s leaving as a beggar (and he’s leaving as a beggar) Or a millionaire (or a millionaire) But the one thing that I’m sure of (I’m sure of) I am sure of (I’m sure of) Is he found some comfort there [Chorus 3] And they broke him down (and they broke him down) yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) So I can’t be your saint you see cause I won’t be hanging around And they broke him down (and they broke him down) yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn’t be long Until they broke me down (and they broke him down) yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) So I can’t be your saint you see because I won’t be hanging around And they broke him down (and they broke him down) yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn’t be long ’Til they broke me...       ...down