i d rather beg your forgiveness than solicit permission i d rather know that it broke your heart than doubt that it will every time we divide we put zeros under the line and we publish it as our proof that nothingness is divine i can t find a way to grind your heart to a halt it was probably just the wind i don t ruin you like i did i would rather be a jealous man than an off duty cop i tried to be a babe in arms not a bull in a china shop a sheep in wolf s clothes i m a hangman without a rope who am i trying to kid i don t ruin you like i did when you live your life being scared to death then you might as well be wounded if you spend your nights being short of breath then i ll keep these shadows moving if only you could see me now i ll take what i can get even if it s restraining orders hold your fire what do you take me for what do you take me for did you think i could garner attention with tact what do you take me for what am i trying to prove what have i done to you left at the altar and asked for a bed what did i expect you to do give me an audience black loveless eyes i have hundreds of costumes but not one disguise places everyone fangs out i d rather beg your forgiveness than solicit permission i d rather know that it broke your heart than doubt that it will i would rather be a jealous man than an off duty cop i tried to be a babe in arms not a bull in a china shop i will see you in the dark a castrated stranger with candy hearts