TAKES ME DOWN
Written in April 2010
It’s hard to know, and as we get older it’s harder to ask
And they say we get stronger but I swear it hurts more as time passes
And I try to believe that I was… beautiful once
Now every misdeed, misstep, I misspoke, you missed the point
Feels like every mistake is permanent, takes me down, and now
I can’t get off the ground
“Make time,” they said, “for the ones who matter the most”
So it feels like a crime that I just don’t know who I want to get close to
And everyone feels like they are tied down by the clock
Now every choice chips the time off of our limited supply
Feels like every mistake is permanent, takes me down, and now
I can’t get off the ground
CHORUS: And I need an angel it’s too hard to not believe in God
And justification is makin’ me sore to the soul
I’d take it on faith but I just don’t have any faith left to take
I’m holdin’ out hard for a chance to believe or at least…
At least I need a break
Spit out your petty words ‘cause righteousness can hurt
Like a broken tooth, remove the proof, that you were hit first
Entitlement shouldn’t be dependent on your birth
So try to find an open mind for the ones who closed theirs first
I am listening to boys whose only toy is philosophical dirt
And it’d be fine if it wasn’t meant to hurt
CHORUS
It’s easy to see, but as you get smarter it’s harder to feel
That everyone adds some good and bad and no right way is the real way
And I don’t believe that you should teach them they are wrong
Believing in heaven is better than letting your conscious go numb
I am listening to girls, wanna change the world by telling them they are dumb, and I for one
Won’t beat on that drum
CHORUS
It’s hard to know, and as we get older it’s harder to ask
And they say we get stronger but I swear it hurts more as time passes
And I try to believe that I was… beautiful once
Now every misdeed, misstep, I misspoke, you missed the point
Feels like every mistake is permanent, takes me down, and now
I can’t get off the ground
CHORUS
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