Shine Down – 45 Lyrics

Send away for a priceless gift
One not subtle, one not on the list
And send away for a perfect world
One not simply so absurd
In these times of doing what you're told
You keep feelings no one knows

Whatever happened to the young man's heart
Swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart

And I'm staring down the barrel of a .45
Swimming through the ashes of another life
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a .45

Send a message to the unborn child
To keep your eyes open for a while
In a box high up on the shelf
Left for you, no one else
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
Wrapped in guilt, your turn, and sealed up tight, sing it

(Whatever happened) to the young man's heart
Swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart

And I'm staring down the barrel of a .45
Swimming through the ashes of another life
There's no real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a .45

'Cause everyone's pointing their fingers
They're always condemning me
There ain't nobody that knows what I believe
What I believe

And I'm staring down the barrel of a .45
And swimming through the ashes, it's all you (of another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
They change

And I'm staring down the barrel of a .45
And now you're swimming through the ashes of another life
'Cause there is no real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down, down a .45

'Cause I'm starin', I'm starin', I'm starin' down a .45, yeah

I'm starin', I'm starin', I'm starin' down a .45 (yeah)
I'm starin', I'm starin', I'm starin' down a .45 (yeah)
Starin', starin', starin', starin'...