The Verb

[Verse 1]

What's the verb to cut it off?

To take a knife and hack away at it?

You keep saying, well, that's the last time

You'll pretend to stand aside no matter what we did

I'm not playing

All in all then just enough to

Keep us sliding back to where we were

I'm not waiting

That's the last time you'll get friends who

Will tell you that you walked away with it

When you barely scraped through

[Chorus]

I'm tired of fighting, she said

Your words just rattle my head

All joy escapes in the dark

And I can't make this make sense

Your words are lost to me now

I cannot take it, I'm out

I'm stuck here kidding myself

'Cause you're out there caring somewhere

[Verse 2]

So what's the verb to kick it off?

To take the time and walk away from it?

I'm not playing

That'll never sit with us well

We're far too pious to get out of it

And we're on our way

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

I'm tired of fighting, you said

Your words just rattle my head

All joy's escaped in the dark

And I can't make this make sense

Your thoughts are lost to me now

I cannot take it, I'm out

I'm stuck here killing myself

You're out there drinking somewhere

(Stand on the spot, work out where you are and take it all from there)

I'm sorry I've lost all my hope

I cannot take it no more

I'm stuck here kidding myself

And you're out there laughing somewhere

(Running away won't change anything, it only puts it off)

I'll tear my heart out no more

I'll burn this bridge till it's gone

I'm stuck here killing myself

And you're out there laughing somewhere

(Stand on the spot, work out where you are and take it all from there)

This joy is lost to me now

I cannot take it, I'm out

I'm stuck here kidding myself

And you're out there drinking somewhere

[Outro]

Running away won't change anything, it only puts it off

I'm stuck here kidding myself

Stand on the spot, work out where you are and take it all from there

Running away won't change anything, it only puts it off