They Broke Him Down

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 have for lunch

And the lies we serve for dinner (For dinner!)

Yeah for dinner (For dinner!)

They're the tallest of the bunch



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!)

He will haunt me (He will haunt me!)

Is right before his final breath, he said



And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

He said, I'll never be a saint you see, 'cause I won't be hangin' round 

(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 till they broke me down



Did I mention we were flailing (Did I mention we were flailing!)

When the angels came around (When the angels came around!)

They just sat there, they were waiting (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...



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've given up on letting go

So here we are

With nothing left dear

And now you've left here

And I was last to know 



And they broke him down (And they broke him down!)

Yeah they broke him down (Yeah they broke him down!)

So I can't be your saint you see because I won't be hangin' round 

And they broke him down (And they broke him down!)

Yeah 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



Holy smokes

Some say he'd given up the ghost but I think he's in the background (Somewhere in the background!)

Hiding in his favorite photographs

And he's living as a beggar (And he's living as a beggar!)

Or a millionaire (Or a millionaire!)

But the one that I'm sure of (I'm sure of!)

I am sure of (I am sure of)



And they broke him down (And they broke him down!)

Yeah they broke him down (Yeah they broke him down!)

So I can't be your saint you see because I won't be hangin' round 

And they broke him down (And they broke him down!)

Yeah 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 until they broke me down



And they broke him down (And they broke him down!)

Yeah they broke him down (Yeah they broke him down!)

So I can't be your saint you see because I won't be hangin' round 

And they broke him down (And they broke him down!)

Yeah 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 until they broke me