i'm burning holes in the fabric
the last reminder of a broken bad habit
while poring over a self-help book that says
"you don't know what you've got while you have it"

so are you willing and able
to sell your youth for a seat at the table?
there's a lifetime of traffic that you can trade for an out
so you're unjustified in feeling ungrateful

and now you're fucking up the words to the chorus
and you'll be coming up for air when you're done

and i finally realize that i'm not cut out for this
so take back to the start

so i've been taking cold showers when i get home at night
cuz i just want to feel power over one thing in my life
and i've been digging my nails into the seams of my clothes
impulsive reaction, you know how it goes
tighten my muscles, straighten my spine
master my body and maybe master my mind
(you've got a lot to learn before you figure it out, but we could meet halfway and maybe even it out)

and now i'm fucking up the words to the chorus
and i'll be coming up for air when i'm done

and i finally realize that i'm not cut out for this
so take me back to the start
where you can call it a good thing, call it a draw
call it by name, cuz you're still staring in awe
at the sight of a scarecrow, split at the seams
grasping for words, you'll understand what you mean
when you say "out with the old guard, and in with your friends"
it's the way that it goes, it's a means to an end
taking my sweet time, i'll stare at the sun
and i'll let the water run, i'll let the water run

i'll let the water run, i'll let the water run
i'll let the water run, i'll let the water run