It was my persistence, wasn't it
lack of [bad word] you won't admit
I'll never settle now on before

I wrote a thousand songs because of it
Curse my choices, bite my lip
hundred ripped up notes
I'm living with your ghost

This is a cold hard punch in the chest
This is the worst, the worst that it gets
Feels like a cheap shot right to your jaw
perfect time for you to take what you came here for
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you anymore

It was my lack of charm wasn't it
Or the guilt I wrap around my neck
 [bad word] out of ways to move on
It's my heart that burns of wickedness
I stole your youth and ran with it
I'm hearing on repeat, the sounds of defeat

cold hard punch in the chest
This is the worst, the worst that it gets
Feels like a cheap shot right to your jaw
perfect time for you to take what you came here for
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you anymore

And this all would've worked if I just would've been open
Life cuts deep enough when the [bad word] is broken
We've gone far enough
You're too late for us
You can't be, can't be over it

cold hard punch in the chest
This is the worst, the worst that it gets
Feels like a cheap shot right to your jaw
perfect time for you to take what you came here for

It was my persistence, wasn't it
lack of [bad word] you won't admit
I'll never settle now or before

It's my heart that burns of wickedness
I stole your youth and ran with it
It's time for you to take what you came here for

I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you--
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you anymore