Kevin Devine The First Hit lyrics

Christ on the cross
No more room, just slide off
Meet on the wire
No more lines, can't climb higher

So from your new plateau
You writhe and wait
For something real to shake your bones
To turn you back into a person

You sublet the space
Cut your costs flipped off fate
And watched as she packed
Cried and cried but no, "Come back"

You figured you could sit around and wait
For love this real to just pop up
To fall from trees, to ride on rainstorms

Convinced it was worth it
You swore it was worth it
You said it was worth it
Through the first hit


But back amongst the dirt and spent grass
The empty coffee cups, the green glass
The basement brokering and side bets
The puzzle pieces in the tool shed

I think you can build it
I think you can build it
I know you can build it
'Cause I built it

Convinced it was worth it
You swore it was worth it
You said it was worth it
Through the first hit

Back before you moved so fast
And traced your veins with splintered glass
You lazy eyes aligned to find
A purpose, a purpose