I stayed up until the sun came out
And walked the streets of the city I grew to love
Passed the places I grew up and out of
The rising sun assaults my tender head
There's no sympathy for chronic self-infliction
Walking home in dirty clothes from last night
I should know by now that I will never learn
And I won't sit here waiting for my turn
How did I get stuck out here with another cigarette between my lips?
I bite my tongue, clench my teeth into my gums, so I can't speak
I know I stare too long, because I think I'm gazing
I talk about myself because I think I'm self-aware
These romances that you cultivate so desperately
Grow less like flowers, more like weeds
And you're starved for light beneath the poison canopy
I should know by now that I will never learn
And I won't sit here waiting for my turn
So make your rounds again,
You'll say that I drew you in
I'm only human after all
I let you out the front door,
and watched from the window as you walked away
Just to see if you'd look back,
Look back and see me
I should know by now that I will never learn
And I won't sit here waiting for my turn

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