Okkervil River
"The Room I'm Hiding In"


there once was desperation
now just medication
the bathroom walls have always been so scribbled on
just like your skin
but that's the room i'm hiding in
it's just a vindication

so hang the flag at half mast
for a blonde girl with a leg cast
who lay up in that un-lit room
and no one spoke
and no one moved
until the air filled up with fear
i've never felt my body disappear so fast

i burned your dissertation
i spurned the celebration
you'll find me down this dirty hall
i'm hiding behind this silent wall
but in my darkest midnight
i'll still take an invitation
i will take an invitation
i will take an invitation