Because of the Shame

[Verse 1]

We used to get high together

Instead of getting high alone

Can't remember the last time I saw you

Can't remember the last time we talked

You left home for a fresh start

Working as a waitress down in Bradenton

With my name tattoo'd into your skin

[Chorus]

Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability

I am numbing myself completely, can you hear me right now?

I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes

It wasn't her words that shook me, but the resemblance you shared

[Verse 2]

Don't it seem so detached and unreal?

Don't it seem so far away?

Like the past never happened

Or like nothing's ever changed

With your casket open in front of me

Your eyes closed and your lips silent

With my name tattoo'd into your skin

[Chorus]

Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability

I am numbing myself completely, can you hear me right now?

I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes

It wasn't her words that shook me, but the resemblance you shared

[Verse 3]

Didn't listen to the preacher

Couldn't look your husband in the eyes

I'm not sure what I meant to you then

So I'm not sure what I owe you now

But if something I said hurt you

I swear it was not my intention

With your name tattoo'd into my skin

With my name tattoo'd into your skin

[Chorus]

Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability

I am numbing myself completely, can you hear me right now?

I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes

Oh it wasn't her words that shook me, but the resemblance you shared

Oh it wasn't her words that shook me, but the resemblance you shared

[Outro]

Can you hear me right now?

Can you hear me right now?