[Verse 1]
But I laugh when you lie
Ain’t much of a disguise
I know cause you learned that from me
The pull of the strings is an unfortunate thing
And one can’t help but go where they lead
And though you said it would plague you
No more, No more
Who are you kidding, I’ve been through your drawers
The vintage you wore to the feast
Smelled the scent from your pores
Sleep, score, and repeat
Sleep, score, and repeat
(Oh, oh waiting by the floor at your feet)

[Chorus]
And for some time
The only thing that’s really mattered
Was getting by
Well enough to climb that ladder
You’ll meet no dreams there
No earthly forms
Where the men have killed the men
And the women have made no more
The women have made no more
[Verse 2]
I’ve seen the scars on your wrist
I know that you thought we’d do better than this
Though you’re not really sure how we can
When you stood the whole day with your head in your hands
Well we lie and we backstab from Fresno to Flagstaff
Slipped and we slept on floors that we swept with
Oh and the bad rap
And clung to the abstract
When everything else seemed a threat
When everything else seemed a threat
(This is as good as it gets)

[Chorus]
And for some time
The only thing that’s really mattered
Is getting by
Well enough to climb that ladder
You’ll meet no dreams there
No earthly forms
Where the men have killed the men
And the women have made no more
The women have made no more

[Instrumental]
[Honora]
And for some time
The only thing that’s really mattered
Was getting by
Well enough to climb that ladder
You’ll meet no dreams there
No earthly forms
Where the men have killed the men
And the women have made no more
The women have made no more

[Chorus]
And for some time
The only thing that’s really mattered
Was getting by
Well enough to climb that ladder
You’ll meet no dreams there
No earthly forms
Where the men have killed the men
And the women have made no more
The women have made no more

[Outro]
And for some time
The only thing that’s really mattered
Was getting by
Well enough to climb that ladder
You’ll meet no dreams there
Reap no rewards
And sometimes I see flowers
But most times just the thorns
But most times just the thorns