In Vein

My point of reference makes me Afraid to begin convincing But you might as well just change your name 'Cause I only recognize this shadow Kind of like a superhero With nobody's best interests in mind Now there's blood in the water That I squeezed from this stone here And we turned into our cheap wine And I swallowed every drop Yes, I could feel my stomach rotting You were so supportive as I drank through the pain Do you recognize this shape? It's the back of your hand (Whoa whoa, whoa whoa) You placed it on my face here again, and again (Whoa whoa, whoa whoa) And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein Dove off the deep side platform Jackknife to bone driest floor One broken ankle saved my name And this eraser burn I dig in deep, at every turn It keeps getting darker and the fear stays the same Do you recognize this shape? It's the back of your hand (Whoa whoa, whoa whoa) You placed it on my face here again, and again (Whoa whoa, whoa whoa) And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place Don't wanna be the one who takes I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein Whoa whoa, whoa whoa, oh Whoa whoa, whoa whoa, oh I don't wanna take, I don't wanna take this place, no I don't want to take, I don't wanna take this place, no No, no, I don't wanna take this place, no No, no, I don't wanna take this place, no Do you recognize this shape? It's the back of your hand (Whoa whoa, whoa whoa) You placed it on my face here again, and again (Whoa whoa, whoa whoa) And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place Don't wanna be the one who takes I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein