five months

(Just, this one song, just listen, okay?)
(Uh huh!)
Five months spent waiting for you
Five months, and I painted all the bad news good, and you
Grabbed my hand and led me to the blue bridge
Our friends laughed at us with poison on their lips
They knew what I didn't know
Five months believing a sinking ship would sail
Five months spent hiding reality beneath thin veils
I downed three bottles and you only drank half of one
I kissed you when the clock struck two, I thought I'd finally won
And you knew what I didn't know

I have nothing good to say
A lapse in judgement doesn't wash it all away
I've left it far behind, tried to forget that day
But it lingers, the five months that I can count on my fingers

Five months that collapsed all at once
I took a vow of silence to kill it with one last punch
But I knew I'd never stay away, I'm not that strong
Oh, I knew for once, what's dead won't stay dead for long
(One, two, three, four)
And after all, we made amends
Abolished the tension with a kiss in the den
I'm just so hopeless, I believed it wouldn't end
Clinging to the stern as the ship sinks on one end
And you gave me countless memories I remembered selectively
And to this day you smile at me, pretend we have no history
And it's fine to let things die, and it's fine to close your eyes
But don't pretend you're blind, don't pretend you're wise
What's dead won't stay dead for long
What's dead won't stay dead for long

I have nothing good to say
A lapse in judgement doesn't wash it all away
I've left it far behind, tried to forget that day
But it lingers, the five months I can count on my fingers