Forgiving Ties

[Verse 1]

Well, 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

[Pre-Chorus]

What are we doing? Who are these people?

How did we let them get a word in edgewise?

[Chorus]

Well, I'm not looking for forgiving ties

I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

No, 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

[Verse 2]

Well, 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

[Pre-Chorus]

Who are these people? How do they see me?

Would they get up if I let them down now?

[Chorus]

I'm not looking for forgiving ties

No, I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

No, 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

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

If they survive every buried disorder

And come to terms with a life on the ledge

Well, I could be kind to myself in the mortar

And take a moment with the hammer again

[Pre-Chorus]

Who are you fooling? You're just a turnstile

I know the way and I can see myself down the line

[Chorus]

Well, I'm not looking for forgiving ties

Oh, I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

Well, I'm not looking for forgiving ties

Oh, I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

Well, I'm not looking for forgiving ties

And I'm just looking for a way to survive

I and I

For me, for you and then for them, too