Everything in the past tense clear got stitched together to get us here Petty problems knotted up in thread In the sewing machine from my mouth to my head Everything in the past tense clear got stitched together to get us here Petty problems and jealous zeal Now ignite the fire in the way that we feel Everything in the paste tense clear Everything's clear Life overflows from an unjust cup like the way my voice trembles but it can't stand up And this is my retina tracing every word There's cliché phrases inside these bricks and somehow the mortar always sticks And it's songs like this that made us who we are Your juicebox heart with the punched in straw Beats in time with the march of the downfall Step out of your skin and nothing's fraile The skeletons breath in dust and they exhale