White mountains (white mountains) To Silver seas (silver seas) We are the grey Of all the cities in between A fortress Proxy the beach Ringed with new steel And out of Reach I've been walking through a monochrome half-life The streets shrink and the skyline blocks the sun Whole weeks where I never see daylight I've been dreaming of the ocean So drop out when you want to I'm convinced I need you To stabilise We make each other scared we'll Settle like our parents But that's just the worst of us White mountains on an advert you saw I've been clutching for the wires in the darkness Worried I'm worrying the guide ropes to a thread I'm just waiting for the bubble to burst For the cable to snap For the piano to fall on my head So drop out when you want to I'm convinced I need you To stabilise We make each other scared we'll Settle like our parents But that's just the worst of us In the nuclear snow of the TV glow That's just the worst of us See the prize, but prize but never the risk Mounts Everest That's just the worst of us And I'm trying to be more scripted Trying to mold these metaphors but That's just the worst of us Young adult, drunk and dramatic Decants the Atlantic That's just the worst of us White mountains