Ritual

From the window of an all black car
I watched you fade like a sleeping scar
And I just don't know, what did I expect
From the way you held your head so high

A minute mile and the town below
If they were asking, I won't tell a soul
Oh I just don't know, what did I forget
From the way you held your head so high

You found a way
To escape when
The sun was in your eyes

Now it's dark out
And they're still asking
Does it feel like a lie

You want to play me out
Blame it all on my one-track mind
Someday you'll come around
And if not, just stay stuck in my side

You want to play me out
You want a lesson learned
You want a strong goodbye

As you watched me crawl on the floor
Would it kill you if I don't want anything more
Than a ride home
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On the night I caught you breaking in
I was ashamed to notice you
Through the web you were tangled in
I knew there'd be use no use

Yeah, we all come crumbling
When a light's forced in our eye
Yeah, you're always crumbling
It came as no surprise

I know the ritual
Where I design my private end
The prints on the glass
Won't obscure just who you've been

Arms outstretched, a scene unfamiliar

I hear you now in a fit two floors below
It all goes fading out
I forgot how sweet your voice could be
When something goes your way

Yeah, I know I'm not the only one
With your ghost ringing in my ear
Yeah, I know I'm not the only one
Still stuck right here

I know the ritual
Where I design my private end
The prints on the glass
Won't obscure just who you've been

Someday when I finally settle down
I will keep you on display
To remind me how to love
Each time I wipe the dust way