Borders that we say are policing you back to their arms   Tension to take, pills that'll make you feel higher inside      Do you often look back on us, feeling confidently?   Would it make any difference if I wasn't late   Or I'd been too angry to show?      The sovereign statement's wrong   It's a bylaw and a valiant one   To honor hopeful thoughts   It's the talent, not the promo shots      Story has shown you all felt alone   Story has shown you all felt alone   Even if... if the sound it makes when it's tightening   Sweet winding up of a mandolin hurts your fingers      And you try to hold on but it's not quite working   This reminds me of the sound you make when we disagree      Story has shown you all felt alone   Story has shown you all felt alone   Even if you've been so close you're not alone anymore   Still we grow   Still we grow   Even if it reminds the sounds you always used to make