Pattern doesn't mend
Fixtures fall from their base
Pullin' out of the race

Put up the red flag
Matters close at hand
Crossin' over the plan

You get so diffused
You wanna kiss the ground
And leave no sound

Pick it up next year
Chalk it up to remember
Wasted lonely fever

The way we've tried
Left a slide into harm's way
Enough concern to ride it out
It's no surprise that it's a long, slow fade

Let it rest on past pages and signs
Pull the stops out
Let it unwind

It's reachin'
And findin' nothin'
Weighted down
A nail below the head

Mind feels the word from the start
Watching out for the worst
Never clear 'til it hurts

Call it off to make amends
This life burns down from both ends

The way we've tried
Left a slide into harm's way
Enough concern to ride it out
It's no surprise that it's a long, slow fade

Let it rest on past pages and signs
Pull the stops out
Let it unwind

Enough concern to ride it out
It's no surprise that it's a long, slow fade