We took a vow in summertime
Now we find ourselves in late December
I believe that New Year′s Eve
Will be the perfect time for their great surrender
But they don't remember

Anger wants a voice, voices wanna sing
Singers harmonize till they can′t hear anything
I thought that I was free from all that questionin'
But every time a problem ends, another one begins

And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Anybody with a worried mind could never forgive the sight
Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified
I don't wanna live like this, but I don′t wanna die

Ooh, ooh, ooh
I don′t wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die

Within the halls of power lies a nervous heart that beats
Like a Young Pretender′s
Beneath these velvet gloves I hide
The shameful, crooked hands of a moneylender
'Cause I still remember

Anger wants a voice, voices wanna sing
Singers harmonize till they can′t hear anything
I thought that I was free from all that questionin'
But every time a problem ends, another one begins

And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Anybody with a worried mind could never forgive the sight
Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified
I don′t wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die

Ooh, ooh, ooh
I don't wanna live like this, but I don′t wanna die

And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Anybody with a worried mind could never forgive the sight
Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified
I don′t wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die

Ooh, ooh, ooh
I don′t wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die

And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Anybody with a worried mind could never forgive the sight
Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified
I don′t wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die

Writer(s): Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig<br>Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com