The First Hit (Matter of Time Version)

[Verse 1]
Christ on the cross, no more room, just slide off
Meet on the wire, no more lines, can't climb higher

[Pre-Chorus 1]
So from your new plateau you writhe and wait
For something real to shake your bones
To turn you back into a person

[Verse 2]
You sublet the space, cut your costs, flipped off fate
And watched while she packed, cried and cried, but no "come back"

[Pre-Chorus 2]
You figured you could sit around and wait
For love this real to just pop up
To fall from trees, to ride on rainstorms

[Chorus]
Convinced it was worth it, you swore it was worth it
You said it was worth it through the first hit

[Post-Chorus 1]
But back amongst the dirt and spent grass
The empty coffee cups, the green glass
The basement brokering and side bets
The puzzle pieces in the tool shed

[Bridge]
I think you can build it, I think you can build it
I know you can build it cause I built it

[Chorus]
Convinced it was worth it, you swore it was worth it
You said it was worth it through the first hit

[Post-Chorus 2]
Back before you moved so fast and traced your veins with splintered glass
Your lazy eyes aligned to find a purpose, a purpose