Untied Laces

I can't look in his eyes
Distracted by the specks
I know they're both from her
Those hickeys on his neck
Send me spiraling out of control
Send me spiraling out

Her jet black matte hair
And clumsy untied laces
Her yellow crop-top shirt
Doesn't match her purple braces
Oh but how she looks in my eyes
Oh but how she looks
Oh but how she visits my dreams
Reading unnamed books

So walk down the hall and shout
"Leave me alone"
To the world that is grabbing you
Hands around your throat
But the world is unforgiving
As you'll come to learn
Every rose will be wilted
Every house will be burned

So you weakly try to fight back
But hell, you can hardly speak
Lisping insults to the wind
As you fall on to your knees
Leaving blotches in the mud
And leaving footprints in the snow
There are bodies in the leaf pile
And there's sinners down below

Well I can't tell you how many
But I'll let you know I'm one
'Cause there's things that I am doing
And there's shit that I have done
So I hope you can forgive me
If I sound a little hurt
'Cause I'm reaching out for someone
That can lift me from the dirt