Smoke Detector (Live in Rome)

Lyrics

[Chorus] Smoke detector, smoke detector All you need to do is protect her Smoke detector Smoke detector, smoke detector Blink and bless her and let her rest Don't let my memory dissolve [Verse 1] Make a list of your loved ones in order of height Laugh at the blackbirds in the knack of the night Forgive all the favorites in your phone Imagine yourself completely alone Sit in thе backyard in my pharmacy slippers At least I'm not on the roof anymorе In a year or so, I hope nobody Run of episodes of my time on the floor I need to recharge the light from the stars Won't really reach anything, will it? Binary capsules of all human culture History and science and headless sculptures Stories of monkeys and digital religions Like the note on the ankle of the last living pigeon [Chorus] Smoke detector, smoke detector All you need to do is protect her Smoke detector [Spoken: Matt Berninger] I don't know what your signs mean It's your birthday, oh [Chorus] Happy birthday, happy birthday All we need to do is sing happy birthday Smoke detector [Verse 2] I'll get better, I'll fluff the feathers I'll punch in the numbers and I'll enter the letters Why don't you let me lay here and listen to the distant sirens? I wonder why they have a dog in the driver's seat With a red helmet and his head out the window It's getting closer no matter where we go Brush your teeth and write your name On the bottom of a brick under a window pane [Verse 3] Sift through the slush and the ash and the dust For whatever stands out for whatever reason If it's a laugh or a rush or a remembered feeling You don't know what it is, but you don't wanna leave it Put it in a plastic bag, put it in a pocket Hang it on a hanger, put it in a closet You'll know where it is whenever you need it I make a good argument, admit it [Chorus] You don't know how much I love you Do you? You don't know how much I love you Do you? [Bridge] Just try to remember the best of us Just try to remember the best of us [Verse 4] Make a list of your loved ones in order of height Laugh at the blackbirds in the black of the night Forgive all the favorites in your phone Imagine yourself completely alone Sit in the backyard in my pharmacy slippers At least I'm not on the roof anymore In a year or so, I hope nobody remembers This run of episodes of my time on the floor I need to recharge the light from the stars Won't really reach anything, will it? Binary capsules of all human culture Science and history and headless sculptures Stories of monkeys and digital religions Like a note on the ankle of the last living pigeon [Chorus] You don't know how much I love you Do you? You don't know how much I love you Do you? [Verse 5] I'll get better, I'll fluff the feathers I'll punch in the numbers and I'll enter the letters Why don't you let me lay here and listen to distant sirens? I wonder if they have a dog in the driver's seat With a red helmet and his head out the window It's getting closer no matter where we go Brush your teeth and write your name On the bottom of a brick under the window [Verse 6] Sift through the slush and the ash and the dust For whatever stands out for whatever reason If it's a laugh or a rush or a remembered feeling You don't know what it is, but you don't wanna leave it Put it in a plastic bag and put it in a pocket And hang it on a hanger, put it in a closet You don't know where it is whenever you need it I make a good argument, admit it [Chorus] Don't know how much I love you Do you? You don't know how much I love you Do you? [Instrumental Outro]