remember today (the thermals)

anything you can see
you can probably feel;
anyone who is far
you can probably charge at.

hold tight;
remember today.
anything you can grasp
you can easily pass to the ashtray.

anything you can break
you can probably mend;
anything you can feel
you can feel again.

hold tight;
remember today.
anything you can climb
you can easily watch
crumble away.

and i would give
the last shred
of my broken head
for the songs you say
and the words you sing.

i felt the night
open my eyes and
i find the morning
paralyzing.

it’s only who we are.
it’s only who we are.
it’s only who we are.

anything you can see
you can probably feel;
anyone who is far
you can probably charge at.

hold tight;
remember today.
anything you can climb
you can easily watch
crumble away.

anything you can break
you can probably mend;
anything you can feel
you can feel again.

hold tight;
remember today.
anything you can grasp
you can easily see
is just plastic.

and i would give
the last shred
of my broken head
for the songs you say...
and the words you sing.

i felt your light
burn my days and
i know it only
separates us.

it’s only who we are.
it’s only who we are.
it’s only who we are.

not what you say
or what i sing
but who we are...
who we are.

not what you say
or what i sing
but who we are;
who we are.

not what you claim to see
or we hope to be
but the songs you say
and the words we’re singin’.

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i know this is totally emo to get a lyric tattoo, but i'm really thinking about it. i've been thinking about it since before i picked up allison on saturday night. it's probably fleeting but god damn, it's true.