You're Telling Me To Wait, But It's Tainting The Future

I want your head to fall back
So you're looking up and far
If you keep staring at the ground like that
Don't you know you'll never see the stars?
I remember when I was a cynic, once like you
Narrow, empty, and alone
To get to the greener grass there's hell to go through
And there's always something better to be known.

Kicking my own ass
To help you with the getting past
The boughs falling down
From the trees of trust unfound
Crushing you 'till you can't breath
And darling, even though I'm weak,
I'll lift them up and set you free
So don't you ever doubt me.

Somedays you need spike,
Somedays you need a noose.
How can I know if I'm guessing right?
What can I expect from you?
It's like my own fucking reflection
Mocking me until I cry
Reduced to self infliction
But baby, I know I'll never die.

Kicking my own ass
To help you with the getting past
The boughs falling down
From the trees of trust unfound
Crushing you 'till you can't breath
And darling, even though I'm weak,
I'll lift them up and set you free
So don't you ever doubt me.

The phone is a lie,
I need to be near
If only to hold you
And tell you "I'm here"
My sword of all your memories
To fight away your greatest fears
You ghosts and all your voices,
Make the cloudiness clear.

I want your head to fall back
So you're looking up and far
If you keep staring at the ground like that
Don't you know you'll never see the stars?

Kicking my own ass
To help you with the getting past
The boughs falling down
From the trees of trust unfound
Crushing you 'till you can't breath
And darling, even though I'm weak,
I'll lift them up and set you free
So don't you ever doubt me.

Kicking my own ass
To help you with the getting past
The boughs falling down
From the trees of trust unfound
Crushing you 'till you can't breath
And darling, even though I'm weak,
I'll lift them up and set you free
So don't you ever doubt me.