For their 2002 four-track EP, Chris Carrabba elected to re-record the track whose lyrics provided inspiration for the band name, Dashboard Confessional. “The Sharp Hint of New Tears” originally appeared in its acoustic format on 2000’s The Swiss Army Romance LP.
On the way home
This car hears my confessions
I think tonight I'll take the long way
This weather
The wind outside is biting
It's left me feeling tired and exposed
You've been asking me to bleed
It seems these kinds of questions
Come too easy to you now
But your lack of shame comes naturally
I should not be surprised
I should have seen it sooner
You expect me to apologize
For things that you've done wrong
While you're inciting others
You're owning up to nothing
And I wish that I was gone
'Cause you're not going anywhere
This damp air
It's fighting my defroster
My sighs they ring victorious
And fog this tinted glass
It's clouded
And so is my head
The hint of these new tears are sharp
I try to choke them back
But it's useless
I'm useless against them
They are beating me with ease
On the way home
This car hears my confessions
I think tonight I'll take the long way
You expect me to apologize
For things that you've done wrong
While you're inciting others
You're owning up to nothing
And I wish that I was gone
'Cause you're not going anywhere
On the way home
This car hears my confessions
I think tonight I'll take the long way
The Sharp Hint of New Tears (Summers Kiss EP) was written by Chris Carrabba.
The Sharp Hint of New Tears (Summers Kiss EP) was produced by Jeremy Dubois.
Dashboard Confessional released The Sharp Hint of New Tears (Summers Kiss EP) on Tue Apr 02 2002.