I could stand here in the dark Until they bring me a glass jar To catch the things I want to catch To keep a spider as a pet I could howl up at the moon Until the ending comes too soon For things I used to beg to fetch Things like you, my pet And they would all see my unserious desperation As my arms unfurl to retrieve words already spilled All the fires I ever started can't begin to warm me They all got away -- not one left a trace I will end here listening To the sound of my own breathing To my many accomplishments Though you never heard what I meant I will leave your memory To those who see you clearly I will not carve you into song I tell everyone's story wrong And they would all see my unserious desperation As my arms unfurl to retrieve words already spilled All the fires I ever started can't begin to warm me They all got away -- not one left a trace This is the song you forget in a day This is the love I threw away This is the choice you forget in a day This is the hope we threw away