video lyrics:

video: the tension and the terror

song: The Tension and the Terror

artist: Straylight Run

album: Demos/Unreleased

All the boys, voices cracking
Oh, the moaning half tones
Come summertime
We're all the same age here
All the tension and the terror
Thin-limbed, gorgeous, green eyes, smiling
And I'm going straight to hell

All the possibility
And promise just
Weighs on me so heavily

And I try, but I'm not convincing
Your lips, they pout and twist
And I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you
You take in everything with
A certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need
Just keep me guessing, please

Darling, all of these awkward
Jump start stalling conversations
Mean much more to me than anything
And it comes down to me and you
And whether we're supposed to or not
We still will
We're so much better off than them

All the possibility
And promise just
Weighs on me so heavily

And I try, but I'm not convincing
Your lips, they pout and twist
And I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you
You take in everything with
A certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need
Just keep me guessing, please

A look, a laugh, a smile
A second passes by
And I regret it
Words just aren't right
Sometimes I just can't explain
All the ways you devastate me
Always on my mind

I try, but I'm not convincing
Your lips, they pout and twist
And I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you
You take in everything with
A certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need
Just keep me guessing, please

More information on Straylight Run:

members: John Nolan (lead vocals, guitar, & piano), Shaun Cooper (bass), Michelle Nolan (vocals, guitar, & piano), Will Noon (drums)

website: straylightrun.com

albums: Online demos, self-titled full-length