The Sharp Hint of New Tears

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On the way home, this car hears my confessions.
I think tonight I’ll take the long way [home].

This weather — the wind outside is biting.
It’s left me feeling tired and exposed.

You’ve been asking me to bleed.
It seems these kinds of questions come too easy to you now.

Your lack of shame comes naturally.
I should not be surprised.
I should have seen it sooner.

[You] Expect me to apologize for things that you’ve done wrong
while you’re inciting others.

You’re owning up to nothing and I wish that I was gone,
because you’re not going anywhere.

This damp air, it’s fighting my defroster.
My sighs, they ring victorious and fog this tinted glass.

It’s clouded and so is my head.
The hint of these new tears is sharp.
I try to choke [hold] them back.

It’s useless.
I’m useless against them.
They are beating me with ease.

On the way home this car hears my confessions.
I think tonight I’ll take the long way [home].

[You] Expect me to apologize for things that you’ve done wrong
while you’re inciting others.

You’re owning up to nothing and I wish that I was gone,
because you’re not going anywhere.

On the way home this car hears my confessions.
I think tonight I’ll take the long way [home].