Handwritten

The Gaslight Anthem · Handwritten [2012]

Pull it out, turn it up, what's your favorite song?

That's mine, I've been crying to it since I was young

I know there's someone out there feeling just how I feel

I know they're waiting up, I know they're waiting to heal

And I've been holding my breath,

Are you holding your breath, for too many years to count?



And we waited for sirens that never come

And we only write by the moon, every wood handwritten

And to ease the loss of youth and how many years I've missed you

Pages plead forgiveness, every word handwritten



Let it out, let me in, take a hold of my hand

There's nothing like another soul that's been cut up the same

And did you wanna drive without a word in-between?

I can understand, you need a minute to breathe

And to sew up the seams... after all this defeat



And we waited for sirens that never come

And we only write by the moon, every word handwritten

And to ease the loss of youth and the many, many years I missed you

Pages plead forgiveness, every word handwritten



Here, in the dark, I cherish the moonlight

I'm in love with the way you're in love with the night

And it travels from heart, to limb, to pen



And we waited for sirens that never come

And we only write by the moon, every word handwritten

And with this pen, I thee wed

From my heart to your distress