[Intro: Mike Kinsella with Nate Kinsella]
Every breath you breathe is an apology
Your eyes are all cried out
Every goodbye is a rest in peace
But every cut that bleeds led you to me

[Verse 1: Mike Kinsella with Nate Kinsella]
Every mirror you pass looks lonely
Your mind is cast with doubt
Every loathsome mistake echos her name
But every cut that bleeds led you to me

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Kinsella with Nate Kinsella]
In the absence of love, why?
Did you covet the cover of night?
Maybe your true colors are lies
Do you bleed black and blue?
Or is that a disguise?

[Chorus: Mike Kinsella & Nate Kinsella]
The echos will fade in time
The echos will fade in time
The echos will fade in time
The echos will fade in time

[Verse 2: Mike Kinsella with Nate Kinsella]
Friends and family are all out of sympathy
Your lies too big to hide
Now every time you pray you burst into flames
But every cut that bleeds led you right to me
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Kinsella with Nate Kinsella]
Maybe your true colors are lies
Do you bleed black and blue?
Or is that a disguise?

[Chorus: Mike Kinsella & Nate Kinsella]
The echoes will fade in time
The echoes will fade in time
The echoes will fade in time
The echoes will fade in time

[Outro: Mike Kinsella]
In the absence of love unknown courage flourishes
If that's not enough then steer clear of mirrors