The First Cut Lyrics

It wasn't perfection I was expecting when I met youIt's nearly midnight, girl, when the clock strikes, what do you turn back to?And if I got used, it's all that I wanted, all that ...Read Full Lyrics

The Dear John letter that you wroteWas cut and paste from old newspapersLike a reckless ransom noteThe wicked flee when no one chasesJellyfish will multiplyWhen they're under attac...Read Full Lyrics

The snow on the screen we're going light speed tonightLike Bonnie & Clyde except we don't die tonightAnd the blister packs coats and crumpled up notes appearIt's a break from the s...Read Full Lyrics

The water's frozen to iceWe opened up the floodgates far too late this timeI've been a thorn in your sideThe exit wound is clean but still it won't heal rightI hope we make it toni...Read Full Lyrics

Well sometimes I see an end, disguised as a beginningAnd sometimes I feel the force of the blowAnd everyday I take my toe and I dip it in the waterEveryday it almost freezes me who...Read Full Lyrics

Hey youYou took all we had and you broke it in twoNow our love lies in quartersIt was halves when I met youI knewYou papered the cracks just so I would fall throughWhen I ticked al...Read Full Lyrics

At onceIt doesn't have to happen all at onceTake as long as you will takeWe can build it brick by brickEverything collides at onceA sudden jolt and then you're goneDone without a s...Read Full Lyrics

You win some, you lose some, a valuable lessonGonna take all I have, turn it up to elevenYou were out of my league and I cracked under pressureSo my first was my last was my only i...Read Full Lyrics

Love is betterWhen you're blind and you can't see the cracksI was the number one contenderNow my bitter tears won't leave no tracksNothing lasts foreverWe used to paint this town r...Read Full Lyrics

In this room that empties when you're goneI'm left hanging with no hook to swing fromAnd this solitude I seem bent onOn my islandOn my islandWhy'd you fail to find me for so long?Y...Read Full Lyrics