Once we admitted we knew nothing

There was a place back home

We all went to find what we’d lost

Let the table and its chairs

All lean the way they will

We lean the way we

Will most easily

Let ourselves fall

Headlong, it showed to us there

Long over the ground

Cracks in the windows

Cracks in the street

The line in the sand

Last night you dreamt you were holding something

But it wasn’t holding back

Last night you would ever let something like it

Fool you ever again

Wanted separate eyes for the little things you could barely see

Wanted separate strength cause your tired set of lungs could barely breathe

Drifting off to sleep

And when you timed how long it takes for it to finally make a difference

And it’s not your fault (did you see the ending?)

It was faster just to learn you wasted your time

(coming by now)

When you waited for the net below to save you

And it’s not your fault (it’s completely empty)

Cause we held it high but didn’t pull tight enough

And by that time you couldn’t raise your arms to brace yourself the right way

You’re right, it was all our fault

And you may have lost the war, but still fight losing battles

When we felt the room was burning down around us

You’re right, it was all our fault

Swollen heads and muscles

We let it fill our lungs without a struggle

Could you write us all about it

Still knowing how it sounded?

We admitted we knew nothing

Fell headlong, the ground was closer than we knew

We treated a separate set of palms