Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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LYRICS


i like the way the streetlights fingerpaint your body.
fireworks off the roof glow in your eyes.
wearing my jacket, voice like an angel... hey, hey, hey.

i felt alive for the first time in my life.
i held you tight and the crowd sang 'auld lang syne'
where geary meets the sea, you turned and said to me,
"this year was ours. farewell, december."

ship lights look like stars out in the distance.
we're as young now as we're ever gonna be.
your hand in my pocket, heart like a rocket... hey, hey, hey.

i felt alive for the first time in my life.
i held you tight and the crowd sang 'auld lang syne'
the sky was turning blue, like movie endings do.
this year was ours. farewell, december.

faster, faster, slip this disaster.
we go faster, faster, and slip this disaster.
we go faster, faster, slip this disaster.
faster, faster, lost in your laughter.