I watch the sun across the furniture And I didn't flintch when it all got burned away And while in the middle of those fires I always found myself with nothing much to say And I used to wish my blood would travel That my genetic line it wouldn't end with me But in the light of all that built me I see that some dead ends are probably for the best Come find these thoughts and pull them out of me 'Cause they're nothing I have asked for Sometimes when sleep becomes your enemy It feels better to dream when the sun is accounted for I sing a song that I swore I would Until my voice was gone now I'm just listening While the sunlight cuts its name in my skin And I left my ghost along the shore To find a port to harbor me But I ain't so young To believe a home is ever very permanent So save yourself a little breath We don't often change what we're scared of We just paint the scars and pretend they were never there You can save yourself a second guess when it's all on a cycle Come find these thoughts and pull them out of me 'Cause they're nothing I have asked for Sometimes when sleep becomes your enemy It feels better to dream when the sun is accounted for 'Cause I only want to let this go