The sway and swell Fill you with her motion Red gold across my arms The vicious strokes I've painted A river fills your heart I'm sorry if I let you down I know just how you feel tonight This is never what you wanted I've been searching for myself In other peoples' eyes The mirror's telling half truths The stolen words finally feel like mine Swollen and sweating, off-time I can see it on your eyes
An ocean floods my heart I'm sorry that I let you down You know just how I feel tonight This is everything I wanted You've been searching for yourself In other peoples' eyes The revisionist never gets it perfect Never gets it perfect The revisionist never gets you perfect Never gets you perfect The time is never ripe The words are never right The time is never ripe The words are never right