was about to tell the truth   but it turned into something different   that made all my pursuits lead down   scaperoutes I never wanted   from the first ticket to the last   rejected would equal haunted   always wanted to be   a hole without the ass   a glow without a past      could've been a long ago afternoon   could've been   someone who came close enough   to bring misfortune      did I hear a sigh   Well, I don't mind   don't we all pull, drag a darkening   bored past behind   from the first ticket to the last   I always knew you'd manage   to trace some of the damage   back to this   back to me      could've been a long, low humming out of tune   moving slowly across the room   could be the best and worst in me   agreed to follow, to take it on   could've been a long, low humming out of tune   moving slowly from room to room   could be the best and worst in me   agreed to follow, to take it on