The Day After

It was the day after atonement when I set myself so free
 It was the first time, the only time, I stopped feeling guilty
 The skies flooded like a monument, seas dried up like a storm
 And everyone I'd ever known was casting their remorse
 Try to hold back, try to fall back
 But my lips will be leaking
 Try to roll back try to claw back
 But my lips will be speaking
 Try to crush that try to crush that
 But my lips will be shrieking
 It was the day after atonement when I gave up honesty
 It was the first time, the only time, I stopped feeling guilty
 Starved this sickness to stay innocent, fed this dragon to keep warm
 Microscopic swirl, macroscopic world, just a drone inside the swarm
 It was the day after atonement when I set myself so free
 It was the first time, the only time, I stopped feeling guilty
 Please grant pardons, find parlance, stare into the sun
 No more fear, no more confidence, now the war, now the war is won