We used to be so animated In stories of our youth We'd hang out on the bench after dark With open arms And when we drank we dodged the bullets Of loneliness and fear, out here Singing out Therefore we know, contort old soul When you ask yourself what you've done Staring at the dashboard of time It's hard to reconstruct the picture Of who we used to be The pieces tend to disappear with every sleep But as we dream we build our future For all our kids to see and breathe Singing out Therefore we know, contort old soul When you ask yourself what you've done Staring at the calendar from day one When you drive away from home Head in hand Therefore we know, contort old soul Singing out Therefore we know, contort old soul Singing out Therefore we know, contort old soul Singing out Therefore we know, contort old soul Singing out