A trick of light, a slight of hand There must be some mistake And are we first to know this chance Or are we drowning in the wake of But I don’t I don't know if I'm the one to have what it takes To keep this Keep this ground from slipping underneath us And as I grind my hands against the turning earth below I think of all the things I have to hold on to Every limb extends another worried branch my way How truly lucky we are to be a part of this I’ve been seeing shapes in ink and Reading all the signs wrong Worried every word will come out hollow in my hands Save up your penance, man! There’s no place to be sinking in yourself You’ve bound your hands for so many reasons Everything, all at once! Like a thread intertwined into itself We’re each a stitch, keeping the story Save up your penance, man! What’s the point in the screaming at yourself? Bite your tongue for so many reasons Everything, all at once! Like a book gathers dust upon the shelf Tells the tale of human existence And as I grind my teeth against the nervous jaw below I think of all courageous people who would bleed for this While this ship is surely sinking that we sail upon How truly lucky I am to be here with all of you I’ve been seeing shapes in ink and Reading all the signs wrong Worried every word will come out hollow in my Save up your penance, man! There’s no place to be sinking in yourself You’ve bound your hands for so many reasons Everything, all at once! Like a thread intertwined into itself We’re each a stitch, keeping the story Save up your penance, man! What’s the point in the screaming at yourself? Bite your tongue for so many reasons Everything, all at once! Like a book, gathers dust upon the shelf Tells the tale of human existence Oh, I looked down on everything we’ve ever really known And I felt I felt everything all at once