Lyrics
I don't want to be hostile
I reject hostility
I don't want to be dismal
I reject being dismal
And I don't want to rot in an apathetic existence
Rejecting a life without passion
See I want to believe you
Desire to believe in someone
And I wanted to trust you
Desire to trust someone
And I want to have faith to put away the dagger
Desire to have faith despite betrayal
But you lie, cheat, and steal
Accusation of lying, cheating, and stealing
You lie, cheat and steal
-You lie, cheat and steal
-And I tolerate you
Toleration despite wrongdoing
You lie, cheat, and steal
Reiteration of deceitful actions
You lie, cheat and steal
-You lie, cheat and steal
-I cannot tolerate
Refusal to tolerate further
Veil of virtue hung to hide your method
Using virtue to hide questionable actions
While I smile and laugh and dance
Irony in praising someone with hidden flaws
And sing your praise and glory
-Shroud of virtue hung to mask your stigma
-As I smile and laugh and dance
-And sing your glory
-While you lie, cheat, and steal
Continued accusation of deceit
You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-How can I tolerate you?
Intolerance growing
You lie, cheat, and steal
Repetition of accusations
You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-I cannot tolerate
Complete refusal to tolerate
Our guilt, our blame
Admitting guilt and blame
I've been far too sympathetic
Self-criticism for being too sympathetic
Our blood, our fault
Acknowledging shared responsibility
I've been far too sympathetic
Self-criticism for excessive sympathy
I am not innocent
Claiming not to be innocent
I am not innocent
Admitting personal guilt
You are not innocent
Asserting the guilt of another
No one is innocent
Universal denial of innocence
You lie, cheat, and steal
Repetition of accusations with increasing intensity
You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-You lie, cheat, and steal
-I cannot tolerate
-I will not longer tolerate you
Decision to no longer tolerate
I will grow down inside you
A metaphorical descent into confrontation
I must go down beside you
Continuation of the confrontation metaphor
No one is innocent
Final assertion of universal guilt
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