how did it get away from me how did it get away from me what did it say when i lost my way just to make sure that i had something to say enough with the ceremony our hands have looked like that for years there s nothing new about it but everyone s a pioneer seems so arbitrary to hold a funeral for our youth a foregone conclusion that we drew up in the dark and gave into and i knew that mistake was all we had built so much for perfection it broke us down how did it get away from me i ve been watching the gate from the first day how did it get away from me what did they say when i pined away over a fault i could never quite rephrase enough with the coronations there s no one left who isn t king of something arbitrary that s why i m looking for a crown to pick apart we re just collecting flies in jars a reconquista in our yard a war i never had to start so if i m off the reservation it s your fault and i knew that regret was measured in miles so much for intentions they left us behind