[Verse 1: Aimee Mann]
Any time you establish a world of your own, you get thrown
Try and answer a bomb with a calm undertone, alone
I wanted you to know that I put up a fight
But everything goes missing when they dim the light
The catastrophic sinking of the windless kite

[Chorus: Ted Leo & Aimee Mann]
And even you can't help me now
You can't help
You can't help me now
You can't help

[Verse 2: Ted Leo]
Any time you establish a need to atone, you're prone
Down the tracks you can map on the seams of your own broken bones
I wanted you to know I'm not here to indict
And everything you've seen is like a second sight
We're inheriting the balance of a poor birthright

[Chorus: Ted Leo & Aimee Mann]
And even you can't help me now
You can't help
You can't help me now
You can't help
[Bridge: Ted Leo & Aimee Mann]
You want to say that you were waiting for this
But you weren't ready yet
And those "If only's" only clothe the good
In front of you with regret

[Verse 3: Aimee Mann]
I wanted you to know that it was understood
I know if you could come around again you would
But baby, I can't see you in this neighborhood

[Chorus: Ted Leo & Aimee Mann]
And even you can't help me now
You can't help
You can't help me now
You can't help