[Verse 1]

There's a shield around us

It's invisible and soundless

And we drink too much and fuck too soon

Smoke cigarettes in rented rooms

We quit our jobs and shoot the moon

And cut our wrists and sleep til noon

[Verse 2]

There's a shield around us

We're invincible and boundless

And we're on the run from I don't know

We're Patty Hearst and Squeaky Fromme

Asleep on subways far from home

You'd think we'd never seen a comb

[Chorus]

Sent a letter to Mom and Dad

"Mom and Dad, the money's running out"

Got a letter from Mom and Dad

They didn't send me anything

[Verse 3]

There's a shield around us

We are heady, we are groundless

And we burn our friends and kill their names

Build insecure and petty fames

And tattoo things that we believe

Stars and skulls and hearts in half-sleeves

[Verse 4]

There's a shield around us

Tell me, how is it you've found us?

'Cause we hide our tracks and watch the ground

Our footfalls, they don't make a sound

We've cursed the names of our hometowns

We're compassless and nowhere-bound

[Chorus]

Sent a letter to Mom and Dad

"Mom and Dad, the money's running out"

Got a letter from Mom and Dad

I swear to God, they don't get me at all