Once we admitted we knew nothing There was a place back home We all went to find what we’d lost Let the table and its chairs All lean the way they will We lean the way we Will most easily Let ourselves fall Headlong, it showed to us there Long over the ground
Cracks in the windows Cracks in the street The line in the sand
Last night you dreamt you were holding something But it wasn’t holding back Last night you would ever let something like it Fool you ever again Wanted separate eyes for the little things you could barely see Wanted separate strength cause your tired set of lungs could barely breathe Drifting off to sleep
And when you timed how long it takes for it to finally make a difference And it’s not your fault (did you see the ending?) It was faster just to learn you wasted your time (coming by now) When you waited for the net below to save you And it’s not your fault (it’s completely empty) Cause we held it high but didn’t pull tight enough
And by that time you couldn’t raise your arms to brace yourself the right way You’re right, it was all our fault And you may have lost the war, but still fight losing battles When we felt the room was burning down around us You’re right, it was all our fault Swollen heads and muscles We let it fill our lungs without a struggle Could you write us all about it Still knowing how it sounded?
We admitted we knew nothing Fell headlong, the ground was closer than we knew We treated a separate set of palms