Keep the noise low, she doesn't wanna blow it
She stripped from head to toe and then left him with his shoulder out
Go get your heartbeat
It beats me straight into the ground
You don't recover from a night like this

Our victim, still lying in bed, completely motionless
A hand moves in the dark to her zipper
And a boy best in tourniquet sheets barely whispers,
"This is so messed up"
Upon arrival the guests had all stared
Dripping wet and clearly depressed, he'd headed straight for the stairs
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch,
unprepared for a life filled with lies and failing relationships
(Up the stairs, the station where the act becomes the art of growing up)
He keeps his hands low, he doesn't wanna blow it
He's wet from head to toe and his eyes give her the up and the down
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up
Get the body on the bed like it's flowered and he starts going down

The people, the focus
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to settle
Die young and save yourself

They take all the taste out
It used to be the reason that we're even, now it's choking me up
Die young and save yourself

She hits the lights
This doesn't seem quite fair
Despite everything he learned from his friends,
he doesn't feel so prepared
She's breathing quiet and smooth, he's gasping for air
"This is the first and last time", he said
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides
He's holding back from telling her exactly what it really feels like
He is the lamb, she is the slaughter
She's moving way too fast
and all he wanted was to hold her
Nothing that he touches is really having an effect
He whispers that he loves her, but she's probably only looking for
(Up the stairs, the station where the act becomes the art of growing old)
So much more than he could ever give
A life full of lies and failing relationships

He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides
He waits for it to end and for the aching in his guts to subside
The people, the focus
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to settle

Die young and save yourself
They take all the taste out
It used to be the reason that we're even,
now it's choking me up

Die young and save yourself
Up the stairs, the station where the act becomes the art of growing old
The people, the focus
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to settle
Die young and save yourself
They take all the taste out
It used to be the reason that we're even,
now it's choking me up

Die young and save yourself