August 25, 2004 at 12:34 a.m.
Hope dangles on a string,
Like slow spinning redemption;
Winding in and winding out,
The shine of it has caught my eye;
And roped me in.
So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
I am captivated.
I am vindicated.
I am selfish.
I am wrong.
I am right.
I swear I'm right,
I swear I knew it all along;
And I am flawed,
But I am cleaning up so well,
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
So clear...
Like the diamond in your ring.
Cut to mirror your intentions,
Oversized and overwhelmed.
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me so isoloated, so motivated
I am certain now that
I am vindicated.
I am selfish.
I am wrong.
I am right.
I swear I'm right,
I swear I knew it all along;
And I am flawed,
But I am cleaning up so well,
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
So turn
Up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin.
Just one touch and I'd be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away
Slight hope
It dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption...
Vindicated
Dashboard Confessional
