I had a vision of a perfect person
The only one I liked, he has to stay alive
To be the picture of a hearts companion
To be a glimmer of light, it has to stay alive

I had a vision of a perfect person
The only one I liked, he has to stay alive
To be the picture of a hearts companion
To be a glimmer of light, it has to stay alive
And when I change I can be halfway handsome
I can be a man, and I can be alright
There is a future of a better fiction
There is an end in sight, there is an end tonight

Cobweb flaws and awful things, but at least they're worth remembering
And when I taste salt on skin, I still blame myself for what happened

Roll the tape, break the mirror, I am so much better
Run from love, hide from fear, feel the same for never
Burn a month, burn a year, time to blame on others
Ebbs and flows, so it goes, I am so much better now

Godsend, angel, salt of the earth
Red eyes, demon, make sense, make worse

I met myself inside a New York bathroom
There wasn't much to say, there wasn't much to like
I found a stranger on an avenue evening
She had a taste for yours, had a taste for mine
There is a window into every silence
The cobwebs of life, I can crawl inside
Of all the people that could show what matters
To the end of the night, It has to stay alive

Breathing down the necks of the ones that know me best
And when I became a man overnight, I spent all those years taking years off of my life

Hold my breath, hold the proof, I am so much better
Idle time, wasted youth, it is music to my ears
Talking trash, talking truth, make believe I'm someone
Swear to god, swear to you, I am so much better now