Drunk Sincerity Lyrics

the smell of virgin pages wafted through the swinging doors 
and the croaking speech he'd heard from countries counselors before 
they said "we all care for you, we know how you suffer 
but I know you can succed, I used to have it so much rougher" 

there's hope in the words and emotion in the eyes 
it's so easy to be misled by the savvy gentle guise 
and like fools we trust the delivery 
but it's all just drunk sincerity 

in maternal family assembly poised regarding the blue tube 
the numbers crept up higher and the hawks stayed out of view 
then the generals said "we dont want our boys dead 
your sons and your husbands will be coming back heroes soon" 

with steam, heat, and rhythm in the back seat of the car 
and adolescent perspective projecting life's forecast to the stars 
you heard love from the lips and you were rapt by the hips 
and the promise was eternal but you couldn't see that far