How did it get away from me? How did it get away from me? What did it say when I lost my way Just to make sure that I had something to say?
Enough with the ceremony Our hands have looked like that for years There's nothing new about it But everyone's a pioneer Seems so arbitrary To hold a funeral for our youth A foregone conclusion That we drew up in the dark and gave into
And I knew that mistake Was all we had built So much for perfection It broke us down
How did it get away from me? I've been watching the gate From the first day How did it get away from me?
What did they say when I pined away Over a fault I could never quite rephrase?
Enough with the coronations There's no one left who isn't king Of something arbitrary That's why I'm looking for a crown to pick apart We're just collecting flies in jars A Reconquista in our yard A war I never had to start
So if I'm off the reservation it's your fault
And I knew that regret Was measured in miles So much for intentions They left us behind.