First Day Back

By Braid

On Frame & Canvas

Released on April 7, 1998

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[Verse 1]

So frustrated that something complicated could hang over my head on my first day back

And already I'm treading on unsteady ground so strike me down or check me out


[Verse 2]

So elated, this soul so understated could be making eyes at me

But first, I'll be another innocent victim looking for some sense of sympathy

In the middle of a state, the sorry story of a star that goes, "Here's my heart"

It's a start and if anything, we haven't seen everything

In the middle of a stage, there's a girl and a guitar

But there's your car, have we forgotten who we are?

We haven't seen anything

So I'm told that Chicago's cold, can't be cool as California

For the first time ever, I feel severed yet smooth removed

If you approve then check it out


[Verse 3]

To what do I owe this attention?

I'm only half of the reflection and the conversation goes, "Oh, nevermind"

Oh, nevermind

To what do I owe this tension?

If deception's fine, then this is divine

Define divine, divine, divine, divine, divine, divine, divine, divine

My first day back and already I've settled on my weak front

My weak front, my weak front