Come Clean

The image of you
 The thought burns right through
 A flaw in an otherwise perfect crime
 It's funny how
 The things I care about
 Are damaged
 But the unimportant things are fine
 14 Herbert Street
 2010
 When I was eighteen
 I couldn't keep my fucking story straight
 I pushed you all away
 But the street lights on Mayne
 They still flicker
 Even though we're never there to see
 I always wanted to call
 But I had nothing to say
 And you seemed better off
 Since you moved away
 I can't say I don't miss the company
 Of such a better example
 Of me
 I know I had you all concerned
 But I've changed now
 I'm better
 And I got just what I deserved
 Persistence
 Respect is a process
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 Torn between
 Another bullshit apology
 Or blaming all the shit I said
 On a broken self-esteem
 Dodge the burden
 Evade the blame
 Or suck it up and just come clean
 It'll never be the same again
 And all I have to thank is me
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 Is there anything I can say
 To bring back the old days
 I know I had you all concerned
 But I've changed now
 I'm better
 And I got just what I deserved
 Persistence
 Respect is a process
 I've been obsessing over bridges burned
 Though it's over it lingers
 So tell the others when it works for you
 I miss you
 And life's a little longer now