codes and keys

 when there's a burning in your heart

 don't be alarmed

 [you are a tourist]

the night it had frozen through my little bones
so you took me in your arms
you squeezed out the cold

[portable television]

somewhere down in the ocean of sound

we'll live in slow motion and be free

with doors unlocked and open

[doors unlocked and open]

we stay young 

[stay young, go dancing] 

'cause when she sings i hear a symphony

[stay young, go dancing]

...but when they fall back to earth

as minor chords of major works

[codes and keys]

we are the same

we are both saved

[underneath the sycamore]

i am a bird that's in need of grounding

[monday morning]

nothing's the same

as yesterday

[home is a fire]

there's nothing past this [st.peter's cathedral]

she may be young but she only likes old things

 and modern music it ain't to her tastes

[monday morning]

but the codes and keys

they can't protect you from the pangs of jealousy

[codes and keys]

home is a fire

 a burning reminder

 of where we belong, love

[home is a fire]

there's no eye in the sky

 just our love

 [unobstructed views]

there's no verse, no monument of words

 for my love

 [unobstructed views]

we are one

 we are alive!

[codes and keys]

// all quotes are lyrics from songs from death cab for cutie's latest album codes and keys