Can you leave the door cracked? 'Cause I might just come back In the form of a whisper, deep and delivered Through sad songs and cigarettes We're cashing in our checks From time we invested and patience we tested We paid our debts You're living in the presence of an instant classic Built from distress flares from the overdramatic and hopeless romantics We've all been burned, we'll stand our ground This is our time now At a crossroads undetermined, in the crosshairs Inconsistent and under wraps Trying not to save yourself And all this time we're turning back The second chances we never had You come face to face with the fact that You're living in the presence of an instant classic Built from distress flares from the overdramatic and hopeless romantics We've all been burned, we'll stand our ground This is our time now Light a spark before the fire's out And if we give up now no one will stick around to catch us before we hit the ground (Catch before we hit the ground) You're living in the presence of an instant classic Built from distress flares from the overdramatic and hopeless romantics We've all been burned, we'll stand our ground This is our time now At a crossroads undetermined, in the crosshairs Inconsistent and under wraps Trying not to save yourself Through sad songs and cigarettes We're cashing in our checks You're lying in the presence of an instant classic This is our time now