If I Fail You

What is this thing in my hand?

Does it breathe or understand

The things I went through

The things Tim went through for it?

I submit

The hell I've been thinkin'?

My heart is so empty

Everyone's dying

And that includes me too

I was gone long before you

If I fail you one more time

The punishment won't match the crime

'Cause there's no pain that could ever explain

How I let you down

And if I fail you one more time

The mountain I would have to climb

Is so high up that I would have to die

Oh, I

I failed you once, and I will fail again

Does he see a father

Who doesn't even bother

To get to know him

To really know his soul

And his role

Maybe he's happy

I wouldn't have any idea

Maybe the route is simply in ending the drought

Why not find out?

If I fail you one more time

Or if I fail to recognize

What you need

Or when you need me to be around

And if I fail to hear your voice

Or if I make the easy choice

The world would tear asunder, drowning all

Oh, I

I failed you once, and I would fail again

When I turned nine

I went to the 99 cent store

I wanted a pop gun

That looked like they used in the Corps

Knowing my dad, I knew the chance was slim

He got me a cheaper dagger

But deep down, it didn't matter

I was with him

Where's Tim?

She used to like bars

She liked to loosen me up

Just to get at my heart

She'd poke at each of my wounds

To see what I'd say

And now, she's doing the same

And then, flash-

And then, flash-

If I fail you one more time

The punishment won't match the crime

'Cause there's no pain that could ever explain

How I let you down

And if I fail you one more time

The mountain I would have to climb

Is so high up, that I would have to die

Oh, I

I failed you once, but I won't fail

Again