For What Reason
by Death Cab for Cutie
From the album: We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
Duration: 02:52
Lyrics for For What Reason
This won't be the last you'll hear from me, it's just the start I hope that he keeps you up for weeks like you did to me I will hold a candle up to you to singe your skin Brace yourself, I'm bent with bitterness you can't foresee When your apologies fail to ring true So slick with that sarcastic slew Of phrases like: "I thought you knew" While keeping me in hot pursuit Tracing the plot finds Skin touching skin Absence follows In the end, I win every time as ink remains Sour tastes prevail as you play back the tape machine When your apologies fail to ring true So slick with that sarcastic slew Of phrases like: "I thought you knew" While keeping me in such hot pursuit Tracing the plot finds Skin touching skin Absence follows