Forgiving Ties lyrics - Deer Tick

I got caught between boredom and anger

A hammer came to the party to blind

All of my confidence

It had a warrant

Knocked on the door

And split open my mind

What are we doing?

Who are these people?

How did we let them get a

Word in edgewise?

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

For me, for you

And then for them, too

I got stuck in a state of reluctance

My hand was bitten by the mouth that it fed

I tried to slip back into the bathroom

A thought approached me

As my fingers bled

Who are these people?

How do they see me?

Would they get up if I

Let them down now?

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

For me, for you

And then for them, too

If they survive every buried disorder

And come to terms with a life on the ledge

I could be kind to myself in the mortar

And take a moment with the hammer again

Who are you fooling?

You're just a turnstile

I know the way

And I can see myself down the line

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

For me, for you

And then for them, too