Dashboard Confessional Lyrics

A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar (2003)

Hands Down lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep

This air is blessed, you share with me

This night is wild, so calm and dull

These hearts, they race, from self control

Your legs are smooth as they graze mine

We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me

So won't you kill me, so I die happy?

My heart is yours to fill or burst to break or bury

Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

The words are hushed, let's not get busted

Just lay entwined here, undiscovered

Safe in here from all the stupid questions

"Hey, did you get some?" Man, that is so dumb

Stay quiet, stay near, stay close, they can't hear

So we can get some

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me

So won't you kill me, so I die happy?

My heart is yours to fill or burst, to break or bury

Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

Hands down, this is the best day I can

Ever remember, I'll always remember the sound

Of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights

The scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers

And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late

And this walk that we shared together

The streets were wet, and the gate was locked

So I jumped it and I let you in

And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist

And you kissed me like you meant it

And I knew that you meant it, that you meant it, that you meant it

And I knew that you meant it, that you meant it

Rapid Hope Loss lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

You called to say you wanted out

Well, I can't say I blame you now

Sometimes you've got to fold before you're found out

Well, thanks for waiting this long to show yourself, yourself

'Cause now that I can see you

I don't think you're worth a second glance

So much for all the promises you made, they served you well

Now you're gone and they're wasted on me

So much for your endearing sense of charm, it served you well

Now it's gone and you're wasted on me

You called to say you wanted out

Well, I can't say I blame you now

Sometimes you've got to fold before you're found out

Well, thanks, thanks for waiting this long to show yourself, show yourself

'Cause now that I can see you

I don't think you're worth a second glance

So much for all the promises you made, they served you well

Now you're gone and they're wasted on me

So much for your endearing sense of charm, it served you well

Now it's gone and you're wasted on me

I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get

So much for so much more

I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get

So much for so much more

Do what you must if that's what you wish

I can't be a party to this

You have a sense that you were born with

You'll find a way to make things right

I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get

So much for so much more

I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get

So much for so much more

I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get

So much for so much more

As Lovers Go lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

She said, "I've got to be honest

You're wasting your time if you're fishing around here."

And I said, "You must be mistaken

I'm not fooling, this feeling is real."

She said, "You've gotta be crazy!

What do you take me for? Some kind of easy mark?"

"You've got wits, you've got looks, you've got passion

But I swear that you've got me all wrong, all wrong, all wrong

That you've got me..."

I'll be true, I'll be useful, I'll be cavalier, I'll be yours my dear

And I'll belong to you if just let me through

This is easy as lovers go

So don't complicate it by hesitating

And this is wonderful as loving goes

This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

And I said, "I've got to be honest, I've been waiting for you all my life."

For so long I thought I was asylum bound

But just seeing you makes me think twice

And being with you here makes me sane

I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side

"You've got wits, you've got looks, you've got passion

But are you brave enough to leave with me tonight, tonight, tonight?

You've got me..."

I'll be true, I'll be useful, I'll be cavalier, I'll be yours my dear

And I'll belong to you if just let me through

This is easy as lovers go

So don't complicate it by hesitating

And this is wonderful as loving goes

This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

And this is easy as lovers go

So don't complicate it by hesitating

And this is wonderful as loving goes

This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

And this is easy as lovers go

So don't complicate it by hesitating

And this is wonderful as loving goes

This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

Carry This Picture lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Carry this picture for luck

Kept in a locket, tucked in your collar, close to your chest

Make it a secret shown to the closest friends

And meet me at quarter to seven

The sun will still shine then at this time of year

We'll head to the inlet

And we'll share a bottle there

And color the coast with your smile

It's the most genuine thing I've ever seen

I was so lost, but now I believe

And follow me south of the big docks

Where they tether the boats

The rich men revere as so important

They hire our fathers to steer

And down to the edge of the water

Where we'll spill our guts and we'll name our fears

I'll give you this picture

Keep it and don't be scared

And color the coast with your smile

It's the most genuine thing I've ever seen

I was so lost, but now I believe in the coast

Your smile is the most genuine thing I've ever seen

I was so lost, but now I believe

Now I believe

Bend And Not Break lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I catalog these steps now

Decisive and intentioned

Precise and patterned specifically to yours

I'm talented at breathing

Especially exhaling

So that my chest will rise and fall with yours

I'm careful not to wake you

Fearing conversation

It's better just to hold you and keep you pacified

I'm talented with reason

I cover all the angles

I can fail before I ever try

Try to understand

There's an old mistake that fools will make and

I'm the king of them

Pushing everything that's good away, so

Won't you hold me now?

I will not bend, I will not break

Won't you hold me now?

I will not bend, I will not break

I am fairly agile

I can bend and not break

Or I can break and take it with a smile

And I am so resilient

I recover quickly

I'll convince you soon that I'm fine

Try to understand

There's an old mistake that fools will make and

I'm the king of them

Pushing everything that's good away, so

Won't you hold me now?

I will not bend, I will not break

Won't you hold me now?

For you, I'll rise, for you, I'll fall

Just hold me close to you

Just hold me close to you (Won't you hold me now?)

Just hold me close to you, to you (Won't you hold me now?)

Try to understand

There's an old mistake that fools will make and

I'm the king of them

Pushing everything that's good away, so

Won't you hold me now?

Won't you hold me now, now?

Now, now

Ghost Of A Good Thing lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I guess it's luck, but it's the same hard luck you've been trying to tame

Maybe it's love but it's like you said... love is like a role that we play

But I believe in you so much I could die for the words that you say

But I believe in you so much I could die from the words that you say

But you're chasing the ghost of a good thing

Haunting yourself as the real thing is getting away from you again while you're chasing ghosts

I guess it's luck, but it's the same hard luck you've been trying to tame

Maybe it's love but it's like you said... love is like a role that we play

But I believe in you so much I could die for the words that you say

But I believe in you so much I could die from the words that you say

But you're chasing the ghost of a good thing

Haunting yourself as the real thing is getting away from you again while you're chasing ghosts

Just bend the pieces 'til they fit, like they were made for it

But they weren't meant for this

No, they weren't meant for this

Just bend the pieces 'til they fit, like they were made for it

But they weren't meant for this

Chasing the ghost of a good thing

Haunting yourself as the real thing is getting away, away, away, away from you again

Chasing the ghost of a good thing

Haunting yourself as the real thing is getting away from you again while you're chasing ghosts

Am I Missing lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Sharp disaster in a fresh new coma

Was it worth it when it was over?

Provin' yourself right, you make the biggest noise

Well, I'd lock my hands behind my head

I'd cover my heart and hit the deck

I'd brace myself for the impact if I were you

(It's a long way) Is there anything

(For an answer) Worth looking for

(Is there any news?) Worth loving for

(Is there any word?) Worth lying for?

(Is there trauma) Is there anything

(Or a struggle?) Worth waiting for

(Am I missing) Worth living for

(Or was the body found?) Worth dying for?

(It's a long way) Is there anything

(For an answer) Worth looking for

(Is there any news?) Worth loving for

(Is there any word?) Worth lying for?

(Is there trauma) Is there anything

(Or a struggle?) Worth waiting for

(Am I missing) Worth living for

(Or was the body found?) Worth dying for?

I'm home

Sharp disaster in a fresh new coma

Was it worth it when it was over?

Provin' yourself right, you make the biggest noise

Well, I'd lock my hands behind my head

I'd cover my heart and hit the deck

I'd brace myself for the impact if I were you

(It's a long way) Is there anything

(For an answer) Worth looking for

(Is there any news?) Worth loving for

(Is there any word?) Worth lying for?

(Is there trauma) Is there anything

(Or a struggle?) Worth waiting for

(Am I missing) Worth living for

(Or was the body found?) Worth dying for?

(It's a long way) Is there anything

(For an answer) Worth looking for

(Is there any news?) Worth loving for

(Is there any word?) Worth lying for?

(Is there trauma) Is there anything

(Or a struggle?) Worth waiting for

(Am I missing) Worth living for

(Or was the body found?) Worth dying for?

I'm home

Home

(It's a long way) Is there anything

(For an answer) Worth looking for

(Is there any news?) Worth loving for

(Is there any word?) Worth lying for?

(Is there trauma) Is there anything

(Or a struggle?) Worth waiting for

(Am I missing) Worth living for

(Or was the body found?) Worth dying for?

(It's a long way) Is there anything

(For an answer) Worth looking for

(Is there any news?) Worth loving for

(Is there any word?) Worth lying for?

(Is there trauma) Is there anything

(Or a struggle?) Worth waiting for

(Am I missing) Worth living for

(Or was the body found?) Worth dying for?

I'm home

Morning Calls lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Morning calls for pain relief

A line above the step beneath the worst that you could do

And the best that you could hope for is hardly the best

Tepid water, chase the pills with turpentine and chamomile

And don't get cheap with the wine

You need to be up all of the time

Shield your eyes, conceal your lies

And don't blink. Everyone's watching

They'll think you're up to something

They need for you to be everything that they cannot

Morning calls for pain relief

A line above the step beneath the worst that you could do

And the best that you could hope for is hardly the best

Tepid water, chase the pills with turpentine and chamomile

And don't get cheap with the wine

You need to be up all of the time, all of the time

Shield your eyes, conceal your lies

And don't blink. Everyone's watching

They'll think you're up to something

They need for you to be everything that they cannot

And don't blink. Everyone's watching

They'll think you're up to something

They need for you to be everything that they cannot be themselves, be themselves

Carve Your Heart Out Yourself lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Carve your heart out yourself

Hopelessness is your cell

Since you've drawn out these lines

Are you protected from trying times?

Man, it takes a silly girl to lie about the dreams she has

But Lord, it takes a lonely one to wish that she had never dreamt at all

Oh, look now, there you go with hope again

Oh, you're so sure I'll be leaving in the end

Dig your ditch deep enough

To keep you clear of the sun

You've been burned more than once

You don't think much of trust

Man, it takes a silly girl to lie about the dreams she has

But Lord, it takes a lonely one to wish that she had never dreamt at all

Oh, look now, there you go with hope again

But I'll be sure your secret's safe with me

Oh, you're so sure I'll be leaving in the end

You're treating me like I'm already gone

But I'm not, I will stay where you are, always

I will stay, I will stay, I will stay

I will stay

I will stay (No matter where you go)

I will stay

I will stay (No matter now where you go)

So Beautiful lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I heard that you were home again

But you don't look like you're back to me

With your focuses changing, your gaze is transfixed on a point that I can't often see

You've got your new ties. I've got my old knots

You've got your inside line

But you're never happy with what you've got

Careful now, you're so beautiful when you've convinced yourself that no one else is quite as beautiful

I heard that you were living well

But you don't look like you're living to me

Though the sparkle is gone, your smile is in place, so that everyone watching will see

You've got them all convinced

But I know so well that you could list your friends, but you can't count on them

Hold it now, you've got everyone convinced that you're alright when no one else is quite as vulnerable

As soon as you've got it you want something else

It's not the sale that you love, it's the sell

It's not the price that's gonna cost you

It's just the weight that's gonna bring you down, down, down, down

It's gonna bring you down, down, down, down, down

It's gonna bring you down, down, down, down

It's gonna bring you down, down, down, down, down

Hold it now, you've got everyone convinced that you're alright when no one else is quite as vulnerable

Careful now, you're so beautiful when you've convinced yourself that no one else is quite as beautiful

You're so beautiful

As soon as you've got it you want something else

It's not the sale that you love, it's the sell

It's not the price that's gonna cost you

It's just the weight that's gonna bring you down, down, down, down

It's gonna bring you down, down, down, down, down

As soon as you've got it you want something else

It's not the sale that you love, it's the sell

It's not the price that's gonna cost you

It's just the weight that's gonna bring you down

Hey Girl lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Hey girl, you've got a smart way

About you that makes me wish that I was smart enough for you

Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh

And I think that I can get used to that

And you're already used to laughing at me

So what if your friends think I'm crazy, well

I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway

They're all theory, no action

Where I'm from we live

Like it's the latest attraction

Hey girl, you've got a short fuse

And I've got designs on lighting you up

And setting you off

And watching you burn for me

The world lives for the weekends

Well I watched as my weeks bleed right into them

Without a line to divide what is theirs

And what is mine

So what if your friends think I'm crazy, well

I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway

They're all theory, no action

Where I'm from we live like it's the latest attraction

Go on, go on, your cruel intentions

Won't solve your problems

Everyone's gotta get bottom

Bottomed out in the long run

And those are the times you need love

Go on, go on, your cruel intentions

Won't solve your problems

Everyone's gotta get bottom

Bottomed out in the long run

And those are the times you need love

Go on, go on, your cruel intentions

Won't solve your problems

Everyone's gotta get bottom

Bottomed out in the long run

And those are the times you need love

If You Can't Leave It Be, Might As Well Make It Bleed lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

What you found sure upset you

Never saw it coming did you?

It's easy to be surprised with both your eyes sewn closed

Handled with great precision, another faultless execution

You're the subject of this exhibition

A willing cadaver, a willing cadaver

Scalpeled, sutured, made whole again

These cuts are leaving creases

Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell your story, you don't need to say a word

Call off the cavalry, can't save a wretch like me

Clean this with kerosene

If you can't leave it be, might as well make it bleed

Scalpeled, sutured, made whole again

Your wires are frayed, can't fire right

You look better when out of sight

You were not made to stand and fight

There's something better wrong with you

Your wires are frayed, can't fire right

You look better when out of sight

You were not made to fight a riot

There's something better wrong with you

Your pulse is anemic, you're tired of the fire

You're bruising too easy, and falling behind

And no one is waiting for you, and no one is waiting for you

And no one is waiting for you, and no one is waiting, and no one is waiting for you, for you, for you

Call off the quarantine, can't save the rest from me

Clean this with kerosene

If you can't leave it be, might as well make it bleed

Scalpeled, sutured, made whole again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again

Your wires are frayed, can't fire right

You look better when out of sight

You were not made to stand and fight

There's something better wrong with you

Your wires are frayed, can't fire right

You look better when out of sight

You were not made to stand and fight

There's something better wrong with you

Several Ways To Die Trying lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Pacific sun, you should have warned us it gets so cold here

And the night can freeze before you set it fire

And our flares go unnoticed, diminished

Faded just as soon as they are fired

We are, we are intrigued

We are, we are invisible

Oh, how we've shouted, how we've screamed

Take notice, take interest, take me with you

But all our fears fall on deaf ears

Tonight, they're burning the roads they built to lead us to the light

And blinding our hearts with their shining lies

While closing our caskets cold and tight

But I'm dying to live

Pacific sun, you should have warned us

These heights are dizzying, and the climb can kill you long before the fall

And our trails go unmarked and unmapped and covered just as soon as they are crossed

We are, we are intriguing

We are, we are desirable

Oh, how we've shouted, how we've screamed

Take notice, take interest, take me with you

But all our fears fall on deaf ears

Tonight, they're burning the roads they built to lead us to the light

And blinding our hearts with their shining lies

While closing our caskets cold and tight

But I'm dying to live

Oh, how we've shouted, how we've screamed

Take notice, take interest, take me with you

But all our fears fall on deaf ears

Tonight, they're burning the roads they built to lead us to the light

And blinding our hearts with their shining lies

While closing our caskets cold and tight

But I'm dying to live

This Old Wound lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Well, I've been bleeding well from this old wound

Cleaning it with salt, so it will still feel new

And sometimes eyes turn black and sometimes scars are tracks

But every time you're gone, I wish that you'd come back

And everyone watched me waste myself

And everyone cheered at last

And all of them found it comforting

It's better it's me than them

I think I'm doing well from what they say

They've taken both my belt and shoelaces away

Well, I believe in luck, I think I do

Well, I'd believe for sure if ever I saw you

Well, I've been fanning flames from these old coals

Feeding them with tinder and hoping they will grow

Well, I've been savoring what I can't hold

A blind belief in goodness that doesn't seem to show

Well, I've been bleeding well from this old wound

Cleaning it with salt, so it will still feel new

The End Of An Anchor lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I was away for a while

But I'm hoping someday you'll forgive me, though I don't deserve it

I'll cherish it well if you give me one of your new starts

Just one more last chance

I swear that I'll earn it if you front me for now

I'm good for it, I swear

I'm better now, I swear

In earlier days, they'd persecute people

They'd carry them off and hobble their legs

For lesser offenses than how I have harmed you

And still you allow me to walk free of pain

Though I punish myself, I will never settle

The debts I've incurred for scorning the face

Of absolute beauty and measureless grace

And though I once mocked you

I'm dying to pay for it now

So hand me the rocks to help weigh me down

And tether my legs with a cord tightly bound

To the end of an anchor thrown into the sound

And test me to see if I will rise against the worst that it can get

I wasn't well for a while

I savored the things that I knew were sure to destroy me

And that seemed to hold me

That seemed to carry me where I couldn't go on the strength of my own

Well, I should've known

That gets me nowhere

I've learned that now, I swear

In earlier days, they'd persecute people

They'd carry them off and hobble their legs

For lesser offenses than how I have harmed you

And still you allow me to walk free of pain

Though I punish myself, I will never settle

The debts I've incurred for scorning the face

Of absolute beauty and measureless grace

And though I once mocked you

I'm dying to pay for it now

I'm dying to pay for it now, now, now

So hand me the rocks to help weigh me down

And tether my legs with a cord tightly bound

To the end of an anchor thrown into the sound

And test me to see if I will rise against the worst that it can get

Well, I wasn't sure that I could

Well, I wasn't sure that I could, but I can

The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most (2001)

The Brilliant Dance lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

So this is odd

Painful realization

That all has gone wrong

And nobody cares at all

So you buried all your lover's clothes

And burned the letters lover wrote

But it doesn't make it any better

Does it make it any better?

And the plaster dented from your fist

In the hall where you had your first kiss

Reminds you that the memories will fade

So this is strange

Our sidestepping has come to be

A brilliant dance

Where nobody leads at all

And the picture frames are facing down

And the ringing from this empty sound

Is deafening and keeping you from sleep

And breathing is a foreign task

And thinking's just too much to ask

And you're measuring your minutes

By a clock that's blinking eights

Well, this is incredible

Starving, insatiable

Yes, this is love for the first time

And you'd like to think that you were invincible

Yeah, well weren't we all once

Before we felt loss for the first time?

Well this is the last time

Screaming Infidelities lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I'm missing your bed, I never sleep

Avoiding the spots where we'd have to speak

And this bottle of beast is taking me home

I'm cuddling close to blankets and sheets

But you're not alone and you're not discreet

Make sure I know who's taking you home

I'm reading your note over again

There's not a word that I comprehend

Except when you signed it "I will love you always and forever"

Well, as for now I'm gonna hear the saddest songs

And sit alone and wonder how you're making out

But as for me, I wish that I was anywhere with anyone making out

I'm missing your laugh, how did it break?

And when did your eyes begin to look fake?

I hope you're as happy as you're pretending

I'm cuddling close to blankets and sheets

And I am alone in my defeat

I wish I knew you are safely at home

I'm missing your bed, I never sleep

Avoiding the spots where we'd have to speak

And this bottle of beast is taking me home

Well, as for now I'm gonna hear the saddest songs

And sit alone and wonder how you're making out

But as for me, I wish that I was anywhere with anyone making out

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

The Best Deceptions lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I heard about your trip

I heard about your souvenirs

I heard about the cool breeze, in the cool nights

And the cool guys that you spent them with

Well I guess I should have heard of them from you

I guess I should have heard of them from you

Don't you see, don't you see, that the charade is over?

And all the "Best Deceptions" and "Clever Cover Story" awards go to you

So kiss me hard 'cause this will be the last time that I let you

You will be back someday and this awkward kiss that tells of other people's lips will be of service to keeping you away

I heard about your regrets

I heard that you were feeling sorry

I heard from someone that you wish you could set things right between us

Well I guess I should have heard of that from you

I guess I should have heard of that from you

Don't you see, don't you see, that the charade is over?

And all the "Best Deceptions" and "Clever Cover Story" awards go to you

So kiss me hard 'cause this will be the last time that I let you

You will be back someday and this awkward kiss that screams of other people's lips will be of service to keeping you away. To keeping you away

I'm waiting for blood to flow to my fingers

I'll be all right when my hands get warm.Ignoring the phone

I'd rather say nothing. I'd rather you'd never heard my voice

You're calling too late too late to be gracious you do not warrant long goodbyes

You're calling too late you're calling too late you're calling too late

This Ruined Puzzle lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

This ruined puzzle is beige with the pieces all face down

So the placing goes slowly

The pictures of anything other than it's meant to be

But the hours, they creep, the patterns repeat

Don't be concerned, you know I'll be fine on my own

I never said "don't go", "don't go"

But I've hidden a note

It's pressed between pages that you've marked to find your way back

It says "Does he ever get the girl?"

But what if the pages stay pressed

The chapters unfinished

The stories too dull to unfold?

Does he ever get the girl?

Well, this basement's a coffin, I'm buried alive

I'll die in here just to be safe

'Cause you're gone, I get nothing

And you're off with barely a sigh

I never said "Good-bye"

But I've hidden a note

It's pressed between pages that you've marked to find your way back

It says "Does he ever get the girl?"

But I've hidden a note

It's pressed between pages that you read if you're so inclined

"Does he ever get the girl?"

But the hours, they creep, the patterns repeat

Don't be concerned, you know I'll be fine on my own

I never said "don't go", "don't go"

Does he ever get the girl?

Saints And Sailors lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

This is where I say I've had enough

And no one should ever feel the way that I feel now

A walking open wound

A trophy display of bruises

And I don't believe that I'm getting any better, any better

Waiting here with hopes the phone will ring

And I'm thinking awful things

And I'm pretty sure that few would notice

And this apartment

Is starving for an argument

Anything at all to break the silence

Wandering this house

Like I've never wanted out

And this is about as social as I get now

And I'm throwing away the letters that I am writing you

'Cause they would never do

I would never do, never

Waiting here with hopes the phone will ring

And I'm thinking awful things

And I'm pretty sure that few would notice

And this apartment

Is starving for an argument

Anything at all to break the silence

So don't be a liar

Don't say that "everything's working"

When everything's broken

And you smile like a saint

But you curse like a sailor

And your eyes say the joke's on me

But I'm not laughing and you're not leaving

And who do I think I am kidding

When I'm the only one locked in this cell?

Waiting here with hopes the phone will ring

And I'm thinking awful things

And I'm pretty sure that few would notice

And this apartment

Is starving for an argument

Anything at all to break the silence

So don't be a liar

Don't say that "everything's working"

When everything's broken

And you smile like a saint

But you curse like a sailor

And your eyes say the joke's on me

The Good Fight lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Consider the odds

Consider the obvious

The martyr is meaningless

The campaign has died

In the planning stages and the fallen faces

Are the singular proof it was ever alive

This purchased rebellion has been outbidded

Denounced and rescinded and left to die championless

Championless

I begged you not to go

I begged you, I pleaded

Claimed you as my only hope

And watched the floor as you retreated

I begged you not to go

I begged you, I pleaded

Claimed you as my only hope

And watched the floor as you retreated

Hope has sprung a perfect dive

A perfect day, a perfect lie

A slowly crafted monologue conceding your defeat

This purchased rebellion has been outbidded

Denounced and rescinded and left to die championless

Championless

I begged you not to go

I begged you, I pleaded

Claimed you as my only hope

And watched the floor as you retreated

I begged you not to go

I begged you, I pleaded

Claimed you as my only hope

And watched the floor as you retreated

Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight?

Basking in your victory, hollow and alone

And you boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen

While you're left with nothing tangible to gain

Standard Lines lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Which of the bold faced lies will we use?

I hope that you're happy, you really deserve it

This will be the best for us both in the end

But your taste still lingers on my lips

Like I just placed them upon yours

And I starve, I starve for you

But this new diet's liquid

And dulling to the senses

And it's crude but it will do

So which of the standard lines will we use?

I've been meaning to call you

I've just been so busy

We'll catch up soon

Let's make it a point to

But your taste still lingers on my lips

Like I just placed them upon yours

And I starve, I starve for you

But this new diet's liquid

And dulling to the senses

And it's crude but it will do

But it will do

I hope it will do

Again I Go Unnoticed lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

So quite another wasted night

The television steals the conversation

Exhale another wasted breath

Again it goes unnoticed

Please, tell me you're just feeling tired

'Cause if it's more than that, I feel that I might break

Out of touch, out of time

Please, send me anything but signals that are mixed

'Cause I can't read your rolling eyes

Out of touch, are we out of time?

Close lipped, another good night kiss

Is robbed of all its passion

Your grip another time is slack

It leaves me feeling empty

Please, tell me you're just feeling tired

'Cause if it's more than that, I feel that I might break

Out of touch, out of time

Please, send me anything but signals that are mixed

'Cause I can't read your rolling eyes

Out of touch, are we out of time?

I'll wait until tomorrow

Maybe you'll feel better then

Maybe we'll be better then

So what's another day

When I can't bear these nights of thoughts of going on without you?

This mood of yours is temporary

It seems worth the wait to see you smile again

Out of the corner of your eye

Won't be the only way you'll look at me then

So quite another wasted night

The television steals the conversation

Exhale another wasted breath

Again it goes unnoticed

The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Buried deep as you can dig inside yourself

And covered with a perfect shell

Such a charming, beautiful exterior

Laced with brilliant smiles and shining eyes

Perfect posture, but you're barely scraping by

But you're barely scraping by

This is one time, this is one time

That you can't fake it hard enough to please everyone

Or anyone at all...or anyone at all

And the grave that you refuse to leave

The refuge that you've built to flee

The places that you've come to fear the most

Is the place that you have come to fear the most

Buried deep as you can dig inside yourself

And hidden in the public eye

Such a stellar monument to loneliness

Laced with brilliant smiles and shining eyes

Perfect make-up, but you're barely scraping by

But you're barely scraping by

Well this is one time, well this is one time

That you can't fake it hard enough to please everyone

Or anyone at all...or anyone at all

And the grave that you refuse to leave

The refuge that you've built to flee

The places that you've come to fear the most

Is the place that you have come to fear the most

And you can't fake it hard enough to please everyone

Or anyone at all..or anyone at all

And the grave that you refuse to leave

The refuge that you've built to flee

The places that you've come to fear the most

Is the place that you've come to fear the most

Is the place that you have come to fear the most

This Bitter Pill lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Walking away

It's not the same as running

Is it to you now that you've run this in the ground?

And you say, "Take this

This medicine is just what you deserve

Swallow, choke, and die."

And this bitter pill is leaving you with such an angry mouth

One that's void of all discretion

Such an awful tearing sound

With its measure only equaled by the power of my stare

Glaring over you and over you

This feeling of despair

Is never wearing out

It's wearing off

And it's leaving you with such a heavy heart

And a head to match

The bottle is waiting

The cap is twisted

Begging to be used

And so are you

And this bitter pill is leaving you with such an angry mouth

One that's void of all discretion

Such an awful tearing sound

With its measure only equaled by the power of my stare

Glaring over you and over you

This feeling of despair

Is never wearing out

Wearing out

For You To Notice... lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I'm starting to fashion an idea in my head

Where I would impress you with every single word I said

Would come out insightful or brave or smooth or charming

And you'd want to call me

And I would be there every time you'd need me

I'd be there every time

But for now I'll look so longingly

Waiting for you to want me

For you to need me

For you to notice me

I'm starting to fashion an idea in my head

Where I would impress you with every single word I said

Would come out insightful or brave or smooth or charming

And you'd want to call me

And I would be there every time you'd need me

I'd be there every time

But for now I'll look so longingly

Waiting for you to want me

For you to need me

For you to notice me

So Impossible lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

So she says

"Everyone's going to the party

Won't you come if I come

With a friend for your friend?

I'd be so pleased to see you

Out of the classroom

Wearing the smile that I'll bring you

I was hoping to learn a few things, like

Do you do you like dishing the dirt

On the whole class

Talking the big smack

Or playing the fool?

Wearing all of the latest fashions

Or bucking the new trends?

Wearing your old threads

Or if you like coffee in the evening

These are a few things

That I'd like to know

That I'd like to know."

So I say

"I've been scheduled to work

But I'll call in

And, my friend isn't busy

He'd be happy to join me

And maybe my friend and your friend

Will hit it off?

Or, maybe we will?

I'm dying to know

Do you, do you like dreaming

Of things so impossible?

Or only the practical

Or ever the wild?

Waiting through all of your

Bad, bad days

Just to end them

With someone you care about?

But do you like making out

And long drives and brown eyes

And guys that just don't quite fit in?

"Do you like them?"

"So, yes

I'll see you there."

Remember To Breathe lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

She fixes her lips, they

Always looks perfect...

Never a smudge line

Never too much

I try on my blue shirt...

She told me she liked it, once

She wonders what I'll wear

She knows just what she'll wear

She always wears blue

So sneakers or flip-flops?

I'm starting to panic

Remember she asked you

"Remember to breathe

And everything will be okay."

Okay...Okay...

Alright...Alright...

Hands Down lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep

This air is blessed, you share with me

This night is wild, so calm and dull

These hearts, they race, from self control

Your legs are smooth as they graze mine

We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me

So won't you kill me, so I die happy?

My heart is yours to fill or burst to break or bury

Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

The words are hushed, let's not get busted

Just lay entwined here, undiscovered

Safe in here from all the stupid questions

"Hey, did you get some?" Man, that is so dumb

Stay quiet, stay near, stay close, they can't hear

So we can get some

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me

So won't you kill me, so I die happy?

My heart is yours to fill or burst, to break or bury

Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

Hands down, this is the best day I can

Ever remember, I'll always remember the sound

Of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights

The scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers

And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late

And this walk that we shared together

The streets were wet, and the gate was locked

So I jumped it and I let you in

And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist

And you kissed me like you meant it

And I knew that you meant it, that you meant it, that you meant it

And I knew that you meant it, that you meant it

Screaming Infidelities lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I'm missing your bed, I never sleep

Avoiding the spots where we'd have to speak

And this bottle of beast is taking me home

I'm cuddling close to blankets and sheets

But you're not alone and you're not discreet

Make sure I know who's taking you home

I'm reading your note over again

There's not a word that I comprehend

Except when you signed it "I will love you always and forever"

Well, as for now I'm gonna hear the saddest songs

And sit alone and wonder how you're making out

But as for me, I wish that I was anywhere with anyone making out

I'm missing your laugh, how did it break?

And when did your eyes begin to look fake?

I hope you're as happy as you're pretending

I'm cuddling close to blankets and sheets

And I am alone in my defeat

I wish I knew you are safely at home

I'm missing your bed, I never sleep

Avoiding the spots where we'd have to speak

And this bottle of beast is taking me home

Well, as for now I'm gonna hear the saddest songs

And sit alone and wonder how you're making out

But as for me, I wish that I was anywhere with anyone making out

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

Your hair, it's everywhere

Screaming infidelities, and taking its wear

The Sharp Hint Of New Tears lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

On the way home this car hears my confessions

I think tonight I'll take the long way

In 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

They come too easy to you now

Your lack of shame comes naturally

I should not be surprised

I should have seen it sooner

Expect me to apologize for things that you've done wrong

But you're inciting others

You're owning up to nothing and I wish that I was gone

'Cause you're not going anywhere

And this damp air, it's fighting my defroster

My sighs they ring victorious and fog this tinted glass

And it's clouded and so is my head

The hint of these new tears are sharp I try to choke them back

But it's useless. I'm useless against them now

They are beating me with ease

On the way home this car hears my confessions

I think tonight I'll take the long way

Expect me to apologize for things that you've done wrong

But you're inciting others

You're owning up to nothing and I wish that I was gone

'Cause you're not going anywhere

On the way home this car hears my confessions

I think tonight I'll take the long way

Living In Your Letters lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I'm always assuming the worst

But you're going on nonetheless

And there's nothing to cushion your heart led fall

Letters from further away

Keep pulling me close to home

And there's something to cushion my callous sighs

And I know that you hope for

Longer good-byes

Embracing for forever

And falling in your eyes

(In your eyes, your eyes)

Pouring over photographs

I'm living in your letters

Breathe deeply from this envelope

It smells like you and I can't be

Without that scent. It's filling me

With all you mean to me

(To me)

Continually failing these trials

But you stand by me nonetheless

And you won't let me sink

Though I'm begging you, I'm begging you

Phone calls from further away

And messages on my machine

But I don't ever tell you this distance

Seems terrible

There's no need to test my heart with useless space

These roads go on forever

And there'll always be a place for you in my heart

So I'll hit the pavement

It's gotta be better than waiting

And pushing you far away

'Cause I'm scared

So I'll take my chances

And head on my way up there

'Cause turning to you is like falling in love when you're ten

The Swiss Army Romance lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Sleep with all the lights on

You're not so happy

You're not secure

You're dying to look cute in your blue jeans

But you're plastic just like everyone

Just like everyone

And that face you paint is pressed

Impressing most of us as permanent

And I'd like to see you undone

College night will draw the crowds

Dorms unload and you're heading out

Here is your moment to shine

Making up a history

It's nothing from the life you lead

But man, will they buy all your lines

Sleep with all the sheets off

Baring your mattress, baring your soul

And you're dying to look smooth with your tattoos

But you're searching just like everyone

You could be anyone

And those friends you have are the best

Impressing most of us as permanent

And I'd like to see you undone

Youth's the most unfaithful mistress

Still we forge ahead to miss her

Rushing our moment to shine

Making up a history

It's nothing from the life you lead

But man, will they buy all your lines

We're not twenty-one

But the sooner we are, the sooner the fun will begin

So get out your fake eyelashes and fake IDs and real disasters ensue

It's cool to take these chances

It's cool to fake romances

And grow up fast

Turpentine Chaser lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

This paint has been tasting of lead

And their chips will fall as they may

But it's not just my finish that's peeling

And it's not alone fleeing these walls

Well, sooner or later this cold, it's gonna break

So our hands will be warm again

But all I want is not to need you now

And sooner or later this code, it's gonna break

And our words will be heard again

But all I want are vows of silence now

This turpentine chaser's got kick

And the rag that it's soaked in is rich

The fumes aid the pace of my cleaning

And as soon as I'm done, I am gone

And the frightening facts we've been facing our backs to for so long now

Are begging for eyes to bear witness to lies and indifference

Now we're saying aloud the things we've declared in our silence

That new coats of paint will not reacquaint broken hearts to broken homes

A Plain Morning lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

It's yet to be determined

But the air is thick

And my hope is feeling worn

I'm missing home

And I'm glad you're not a part of this

There's parts of me that will be missed

And the phone is always dead to me

So I can't tell you the temperature is dropping

And it feels like

It's colder than it ought to be in March

And I still got a day or two ahead of me

'Til I'll be heading home

Into your arms again

And the people here are asking after you

It doesn't make it easier

It doesn't make it easier to be away (to be away)

I'd like to hire a plane (a plane)

I'd see you in the morning (morning)

When the day is fresh

I'm coming home again (I'm coming home again)

Coming home again (again)

When the day is fresh

I'm coming home again (I'm coming home again)

But it's warmer where you're waiting

It feels more like July

There's pillows in their cases

And one of those is mine

And you wrote the words "I love you"

And sprayed it with perfume

It's better than the fire is

To heat this lonely room

It's warmer where you're waiting

It feels more like July

It's yet to be determined

But the air is thick

And my hope is feeling worn

I'm missing home

And I'm glad you're not a part of this

There's parts of me that will be missed

And the phone is always dead to me

So I can't tell you the temperature is dropping

And it feels like

It's colder than it ought to be in March

And I still got a day or two ahead of me

'Til I'll be heading home

Into your arms again

And the people here are asking after you

It doesn't make it easier (easier)

It doesn't make it easier to be away (to be away)

I'd like to hire a plane (a plane)

I'd see you in the morning (morning)

When the day is fresh

I'm coming home again (I'm coming home again)

Coming home again (again)

When the day is fresh

I'm coming home again (I'm coming home again)

Age Six Racer lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

So long, sweet summer

I stumbled upon you and gratefully basked in your rays

So long, sweet slumber

I fell into you, now you're gracefully falling away

Hey, thanks, thanks for that summer

It's cold where you're going, I hope that your heart's always warm

I gave you the best, I gave you the best that I had

You passed on the letters and passed on the best that I had

I hate the winter in Lexington

Again I Go Unnoticed lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

So quite another wasted night

The television steals the conversation

Exhale another wasted breath

Again it goes unnoticed

Please, tell me you're just feeling tired

'Cause if it's more than that, I feel that I might break

Out of touch, out of time

Please, send me anything but signals that are mixed

'Cause I can't read your rolling eyes

Out of touch, are we out of time?

Close lipped, another good night kiss

Is robbed of all its passion

Your grip another time is slack

It leaves me feeling empty

Please, tell me you're just feeling tired

'Cause if it's more than that, I feel that I might break

Out of touch, out of time

Please, send me anything but signals that are mixed

'Cause I can't read your rolling eyes

Out of touch, are we out of time?

I'll wait until tomorrow

Maybe you'll feel better then

Maybe we'll be better then

So what's another day

When I can't bear these nights of thoughts of going on without you?

This mood of yours is temporary

It seems worth the wait to see you smile again

Out of the corner of your eye

Won't be the only way you'll look at me then

So quite another wasted night

The television steals the conversation

Exhale another wasted breath

Again it goes unnoticed

Ender Will Save Us All lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

It's just like you to contest

Wear it like a label on your breast

Don't you see what this takes of me?

A certain callousness complies with your charm

And in your pride a hopeful look draped in despise

I want to give you whatever you need

What is it you need? Is it what I need?

I want to give you whatever you need

What is it you need? Is it within me?

It's hard to explain how I am getting by on so little from you

It's hard to believe that I would let myself get so wrapped in you

There's got to be something that would be worthwhile for me to give to you

We need a connection but you seem to push me far away from you

From you, from you

Harder I push, the farther I fall

Well, you don't mind me being headstrong

But you don't want to sing along

Maybe it's trite but I can't always, always, always be wrong

It's just like you to contest

Wear it like a label on your breast

Don't you see what this takes of me?

A certain callousness complies with your charm

And in your pride a hopeful look draped in despise

I want to give you whatever you need

What is it you need? Is it what I need?

I want to give you whatever you need

What is it you need? Is it within me?

It's hard to explain how I am getting by on so little from you

It's hard to believe that I would let myself get so wrapped in you

There's got to be something that would be worthwhile for me to give to you

We need a connection but you seem to push me far away from you

From you, from you

Harder I push, the farther I fall

Well, you don't mind me being headstrong

But you don't want to sing along

Maybe it's trite but I can't always, always, always be wrong

Be wrong, be wrong

Try not to be, try not to be, try not to be, try not to be wrong

Shirts And Gloves lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

When I'm back from the road, then you're out on it

And I'm tired of this distance and I believe it's over

It's over-rated

And this phone tag game is endless, the novelty is wearing

I'm hoping time will pass without any assistance or convincing

Road rules apply

There's so much action

You're getting busy

So I'll call your cellular phone

To tell you TV night was lonely without you

And so am I... so am I

It seems our day keeps falling on a leap year

So many high points on this last leg

I can't wait to recount them

It seems like nothing's happened until I've shared them with you

And the note that you have called says you're half a day away

And you are heading home just in time for me

For me to leave

And road rules apply

There's so much action

I'm getting busy

So make sure that I'm up to date on TV night

I hate to miss out

I think I miss you most on Wednesdays and Saturdays

Seems our day keeps falling on a leap year

Hold On lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

She had a history of killing herself

I had a habit of dying

I think she gave me something to live for

I guess I helped her pass the time

And I had a vision of seeing things straight

She had the heart of a liar

I never saw her leave me once

She never felt me beside her

It's cruel but she's got a good hold on me

She had a history of killing herself

I had a habit of dying

I think she gave me something to live for

I guess I helped her pass her time

And I had a vision of seeing things straight

She had the heart of a liar

I never saw her leaving me once

She never felt me beside her

It's cruel but she's got a good hold on me

This Is A Forgery lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

This is a forgery, this is a forgery

Every single word is plagiarized

Copied twice and thrice inscribed

This is a forgery

There is a path

And to get where it's leading

You've got to be sharp and never bend easy

This is an enemy, this is an enemy

Compliments and chemistry

Cavalier and so charming

This isn't everything, this isn't everything

I had a fit and you had a feeling

There was a path, and to get where it's leading

You had to be sharp, you couldn't swerve side to side

I was a razor and you were a straight line

This is a travesty, this is a travesty

Every sentiment has been contrived

Palatable and so refined. Sugar sweet to appetize

I had a fit and you had a feeling

There was a path and to get where it's leading

You had to be sharp, you couldn't swerve from side to side

I was a razor and you were a straight line

This is a forgery, this is a forgery

Every single word is plagiarized

Copied twice and thrice inscribed

This is a forgery

And we were looking out, for some shining light

But it was casket black, so we would search all night

Not So Easy lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Save up, until you've had it

Your purse gone, but you won't go on

Brought down with a force of nature

Breathing off my lung

It's not easy to like it

(It's not easy to like it)

It's not easy at all

(It's not easy at all)

It's not easy to like it at all

Fill up to the limit

Winter has come as an appetite

Money clips, equipped with paper

Pockets brimming and tight

It's not easy to like it

(It's not easy to like it)

It's not easy at all

(It's not easy at all)

It's not easy to like it at all

It's not easy to like it

(It's not easy to like it)

It's not easy at all

(It's not easy at all)

It's not easy to like it at all

(Breathing off of my lung)

(When you breathe off of my lung)

Save up, until you've had it

Offers come

But you won't go on

Brought down

(It's not easy to like it)

With a force of nature

Breathing off of my lung

It's not easy at all

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Alter The Ending (2019 Version) lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I know that yesterday is gone and it won't come back to me

But I miss it after all

It never lasted quite as long as I let myself believe

There'll be twists and turns to pull at us, and tear into our seams

But I make up what I broke down, if I can 'cause I miss you

It takes someone you love to alter the ending

Even as they watch you fall apart

Well, I was really lost – sinking and descending

I wasn't even there to break your heart

And now I'm waiting on the sun to clear away the haze

'Cause I can't see where I've gone

From where I started, where I strayed and where I'm meant to be

There'll be ash and dust to bury us, but I will keep you clean

And I'll be there, like I should be in the end

It takes someone you love to alter the ending

Even as they watch you fall apart

And I was really lost – sinking and descending

I wasn't even there to break your heart

And if the chance was mine, I'd take back every time

That I ever pulled away

It takes someone you love to alter the ending

Even as they watch you fall apart

Well, I was really lost – sinking and descending

I wasn't even there to break your heart

And if you'd take me back to what I almost had and the awful mess I made

If second chances count, then I give every ounce and I never pull away

Blue Christmas lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

(originally by Elvis Presley)

I'll have a blue Christmas without you

I'll be so blue just thinking about you

Decorations of red on our green Christmas tree

Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'

That's when those blue memories start callin'

You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue Christmas

You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue Christmas

Circles lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

(originally by Post Malone)

We couldn't turn around 'til we were upside down

I'll be the bad guy now, but no, I ain't too proud

I couldn't be there even when I tried

You don't believe it, we do this every time

Seasons change and our love went cold

Feed the flame 'cause we can't let it go

Run away, but we're running in circles

Run away, run away

I dare you to do something

I'm waiting on you again, so I don't take the blame

Run away, but we're running in circles

Run away, run away, run away

Let go, I got a feeling that it's time to let go

I say so, I knew that it was doomed from the get-go

You thought that it was special, special

But it was just the sex though, the sex though

And I still hear the echoes (The echoes)

I got a feeling that it's time to let it go, let it go

Seasons change and our love went cold

Feed the flame 'cause we can't let it go

Run away, but we're running in circles

Run away, run away

I dare you to do something

I'm waiting on you again, so I don't take the blame

Run away, but we're running in circles

Run away, run away, run away

Maybe you don't understand what I'm going through

It's only me, what you got to lose?

Make up your mind, tell me, what are you gonna do?

It's only me, let it go

Seasons change and our love went cold

Feed the flame 'cause we can't let it go

Run away, but we're running in circles

Run away, run away

I dare you to do something

I'm waiting on you again, so I don't take the blame

Run away, but we're running in circles

Run away, run away, run away

Currents (Original Lyrics) lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Desperation is following me

I try to shake it, but it's always on my heels

And when I try to get away, I'm in slow motion

Caught in the ruts on either side

A straight path becomes a knot I can't unwind

If it is born in flames then we should let it burn

Burn as brightly as we can

And if it's gotta end then let it end in flames

Let it burn all the way down

Hesitation is calling to me

I try to fight it, but it's always in my ear

And its whisper's winding reel on slow currents

Little lies to keep my tied

A straight path becomes a road I cannot find

Just some name I remember

If it is born in flames then we should let it burn

Burn as brightly as we can

And if it's gotta end then let it end in flames

Let it burn all the way down

All the way down

And if the light should fade away

And leave me on a darkened path

I will make some new mistakes

But I am never going back

There's only every each new step for each of us

There's so much left

If it is born in flames then we should let it burn

Burn as brightly as we can

And if it's gotta end then let it end in flames

Let it burn

If it is born in flames then we should let it burn

Burn as brightly as we can

And if it's gotta end then let it end in flames

Let it burn all the way down

KindaYeahSorta lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Boys in the corduroys out on the corner, ay

Girls with the curls won't go in the water, ay

He needs a lady, she needs a man too, ay

She likes him better when mom says 'he won't do', ay

Kinda, yeah, sorta

Girls in convertibles smile at the police, ay

Kids with the lids are popping the ollies, ay

Up in the club, they throw a party, ay

We want to go, don't have no ID, ay

Kinda, yeah, sorta

Him with the violin, play for a quarter, ay

She with the daiquiri taking the orders, ay

They like the sunny day soak in the color, ay

We in the canopy, all hot and bothered, ay

Kinda, yeah, sorta

I kinda don't wanna go home

Do you kinda don't wanna go home?

I kinda don't wanna go home

Do you kinda don't wanna go home?

Boys in the corduroys out on the corner, ay

Girls with the curls won't go in the water, ay

He needs a lady, she needs a man too, ay

She likes him better when mom says 'he won't do', ay

Kinda, yeah, sorta

I kinda don't wanna go home

Do you kinda don't wanna go home?

I kinda don't wanna go home

Do you kinda don't wanna go home?

Kinda, yeah, sorta

Dashboard Confessional other songs:

Anyone, Anyone lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I'm not sure of anyone, anyone
But I've got plans
I'm not asking for everything but sure I could use a hand

Get a little anxious
Sometimes you'll be gone and I'll be left behind
Get a little nervous
Sometimes it'll be my cue and I'll forget my lines
Get a little lost look
And some staring from the corner of my eye
Never really mastered disinterest

I can't see how
The way that you leave me alone makes us close
I must be out of touch
I won't ask you
To give up on the things that seem to keep you gone
But I can be gone too

Feel a little sorry
Sometimes you're not here when I am writing
Feels a little awkward
Sometimes you won't talk but we're not fighting
You hold on to your secrets
And I'm not privy to what is on your mind
But I can't help but feel tired
So tired, so tired, so tired

So tired

Awake lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Awake
Through the years it takes to see you
'Til I almost lose my mind
'Cause I'll never be alright
And I'm sorry you had to see this
But I'm such a mess
And I never could forget

I'm scared I'll miss the way we use to talk
And if its all forever lost don't wanna know
I'm scared that you're the one that got away
And I want you here with me tonight you never come

I'm scared I'll miss the way we use to talk
And if its all forever lost don't wanna know
I'm scared that you're the one that got away
And I want you here with me tonight you never come

Broken Hearts And Concrete Floors lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

I'm always assuming the worst
But you're going on none the less
And there's nothing to cushion your heart
Let it fall

Letters from further away
Keep pulling me close to home
And there's something to cushion
My callous eyes

And I know that you hope for longer goodbyes
Embracing for forever
And falling in your eyes
In your eyes, your eyes

Pouring over photographs, I'm living in your letters
Breathe deeply from this envelope it smells like you
And I can't be without that scent, it's filling me
With all you mean to me, to me

Continually failing these trials
But you stand by me none the less
And you won't let me sink though I'm begging you
I'm begging you

Phone calls from further away
And messages on my machine
But I don't ever tell you
This distance seems terrible

There's no need to test my heart with useless space
These roads go on forever
They'll always be a place
For you, in my heart

So I'll hit the pavement it's gotta be better then waiting
And pushing you far away 'cause I'm scared
So I'll take my chances and head on my way up there
'Cause turning to you is like falling love when you're ten

Crazy lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

(originally by The Afghan Whigs)

Whatever did happen to your soul?
I heard you sold it
To some old boy who lived uptown
Who could afford it
So what's gonna happen to you now?
Therapy? The pharmacy?

Crazy, that's what you'd like to believe
But it ain't easy
When you're going crazy
Over the rainbow

I think your story's jive, she said
There ain't nothing wrong with me
If I use it to get me some sympathy
Some ecstasy, a memory, I wanna remember me

Crazy, that's what you'd like to believe
But it ain't easy
When you're going crazy
Over the rainbow

Crazy, crazy over you
Crazy without you
Crazy without you
Crazy over you

Drowning lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Am I drowning you out?
Boasts of defection
If everything was up to me,
I would be gone by the first sight
The first sight of hope I'd be packed up and out on my way.
Time has been spread so thin
And it's just hours 'fore the day begins.
And the things that are keepin' you here are not keepin' me here.
The things that are keepin' you here
will keep me away.

And "You'll be sorry", isn't that what they'll say?
Don't follow your heart 'cause it just seems to get in your way.
And don't ever leave here
and mope at your leisure and straighten out your crease dear
and truth is in a tall beer

Are you drowning your fears?
Pasts of deception
When everything is hazy then everything will be OK
When everything is hazy then you won't be sad that you stayed.
Time has been spread so thin
And it's just hours 'til the day begins.
And the things that are keepin' you here are not keeping me here.
The things that are keeping you here will keep me away
And "You'll be sorry", isn't that what they'll say?
Don't follow your heart 'cause it just seems to get in your way
And don't ever leave here
and mope at your leisure and straighten out your crease dear,
and truth is in a tall beer...

That's the end
That's the end
That's the end...

El Scorcho lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

(originally by Weezer)

Goddamn you half-Japanese girls
Do it to me every time
Oh, the redhead said you shred the cello
And I'm jello, baby
But you won't talk, won't look, won't think of me
I'm the epitome of public enemy
Why you wanna go and do me like that?
Come down on the street and dance with me

I'm a lot like you so please, hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

I asked you to go to the Green Day concert
You said you never heard of them (how cool is that)
How cool is that?
So I went to your room and read your diary:
Watching Grunge leg drop New-Jack through a presstable...
And then my heart stopped:
Listening to Cio-Cio San, fall in love all over again.

I'm a lot like you so please, hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

How stupid is it? I can't talk about it
I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart
How stupid is it? Won't you gimme a minute
Just come up to me
And say hello to my heart
How stupid is it? For all I know you want me too
And maybe you just don't know what to do
Or maybe you're scared to say: 'I'm falling for you'

I wish I could get my head out of the sand
Cos I think we'd make a good team
And you would keep my fingernails clean
But that's just a stupid dream that I won't realize
Cos I can't even look in your eyes without shaking, and I ain't faking
I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon

I'm a lot like you so please, hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

I'm a lot like you
I'm a lot like you
I'm a lot like you
And I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

Everybody Hurts lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

(originally by R.E.M.)

When the day is long and the night
The night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life to hang on

Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone
If you feel like letting go
When you think you've had too much
Of this life, to hang on

'Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
And everybody hurts

Don't throw your hand
Oh no, don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you're not alone

If you're on your own in this life
And the days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much
Of this life, to hang on

Everybody hurts, sometimes everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on

Finishing School lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

[from "Jennifer's Body" soundtrack]

Oh, alright dear, have a nice year
Teach the mean girls how to be feared
And turn the weak ones into servants
You can't be satisfied
You just want what you can't have

Oh no, not again, the shudders, the shaking
Oh no, not again, the faint and the faking
Oh no, oh no, love, it's not what you're thinking
I've just had enough of your finishing school

Oh, alright love, here's the good stuff
You can have it if you want it
But you want what you can't have

Oh no, not again, the shudders, the shaking
Oh no, not again, the faint and the faking
Oh no, oh no, love, it's not what you're thinking
I've just had enough of your finishing school

Oh no, not again, the shudders, the shaking
Oh no, not again, the faint and the faking
Oh no, oh no, love, it's not what you're thinking
I've just had enough

Oh no, not again, oh no, not again, oh no, not again
I've just had enough of your finishing school

For Justin lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

It's been a year now, since you were here now
And I've been trying to heal inside
Dedications have all been placed
And I see your resemblance in my face
And on our birthday I said an extra wish for you, for you

And I have learned so much since you've been gone
And I have done so little for so long
So now I'll settle up these grievances and focus on the savory
And wave all these discrepancies away
And I'll peter out these misconceptions, give out faith at my discretion
Live a life that you would think was sane, sane

Displaying changes, being made
And I wonder if you ever really wanted it this way
And in your memory they even hung a plaque for you, for you

And I have learned so much since you've been gone
And I have done so little for so long
So now I'll settle up these grievances and focus on the savory
And wave all these discrepancies away
And I'll peter out these misconceptions, give out faith at my discretion
Live a life that would think was sane, sane

Heart Beat Here lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

Come on home let yourself heal
You could sleep for a thousand years
And I won't let you disappear
Let your heart beat here

You've been running far and wide
Chasing what you feel inside
Doing what you hope is right
Well, I will take your path as mine

I feel it in my ribs
I feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here

Winters come to take me away
I wear my ring to know what's at stake
And when the days work at their own pace
You'll remain my time and place

I feel it in my ribs
I feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here

We found our way past our youthful fears
And fought our way through the pain and tears
And we drove our stakes in the place most dear
And our hearts beat here

I feel it in my ribs
I feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so so clear
Let your heart beat here
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here

I Need A Sure Thing lyrics - Dashboard Confessional

You are a razor blade
You are precision-cut
You are a stare sharp as the tack in my eye?
At rest in my veins
[Your pulse in my neck?]
As sharp-edged as questions the time I have left
And so you are on my mind.

I need a burning stake
I need a piercing dart
I need something as hot as it is sharp
And I need to bleed
I need to burn
I need a sure thing
I need a sure thing
And you are a mystery to me

You are a paper bird
Folded and folded and creased
And bent and shaped from a five dollar bill
It's priceless to me
And never spent
It hangs from a ceiling fan over my bed
And so you are on my mind

I need a burning stake
I need a piercing dart
I need something as hot as it is sharp
And I need to bleed
I need to burn
I need a sure thing
And you are a mystery to me

I'll hang my hopes all at once on a rope
There's a possibility that this is happening to someone who's not me
I'll hold my head
Keep it still and pretend
That these spins and the webs
Are actually desirable

I need a burning stake
I need a piercing dart
I need something as hot as it is sharp
And I need to bleed I need to burn
I need a sure thing
And you are a mystery to me

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