[Verse 1] Forty four hit the door Like a chair through the glass Burned the list, broke the roof Spilled the whole damn past Drama said, "This is it" With a laugh in the throat The house got lost that week The life line lost its vote [Pre-Chorus] And every plan went flat Every saint got mean We were eating from the floor With our faces smashed in [Chorus] Forty four, take a bow You tore it all apart Forty four, look at us now bold for the first time, Forty four, you set the fire We danced in the smoke What a lovely little wreck What a holy joke [Verse 2] The dreams died in July The car quit in the rain Had me looking for a home sad nothing stays the same The walls learned every lie pockets empty livin lean And all our broken habits Got honest in between [Pre-Chorus] Then the ash went light Then the floorboards sighed We found a way to breathe In the ruin we survived [Chorus] Forty four, take a bow You tore it all apart Forty four, look at us now Bold for the first time, Forty four, you set the fire We danced in the smoke What a lovely little wreck What a holy joke [Bridge] Funny how the crack Let the sunlight in Funny how the worst damn year Built a place to live So keep your medals Keep your perfect plan We were made by the mess And the mess held our hand [Final Chorus] Forty four, take a bow You tore it all apart Forty four, look at us now Whole for the first time, scarred Forty four, you set the fire We danced in the smoke What a lovely little wreck What a holy joke
