This house of cards folds only one way It's a microcosm of this whole place Folds outside, not inside Folds outside, not inside Folds outside, not inside And I hope in time you let it show In all this heartache you barely know This summer rain, it's hell to skelter But don't hear me say, give me shelter Folds outside, not inside Folds outside, not inside And I hope in time you let it show In all this heartache you barely know Guess you're walking on the sidewalk Why must I see you there? Cruelest month is April, Elliot said I hear his old words while we're lying in bed I say, forgive me Lord, I know I'm not living right But all is wrong when I look up at the stars at night Wars are wasteland, it's perpetual rain We got dire memories, dull roots of pain I say, death by water, it's the way to go I'll always be with you and I hope you know But this house of cards folds only one way It's a microcosm of this whole place Folds outside, not inside Folds outside, not inside