Me Like Bees The Fifteenth Day
[Verse 1]
I was a son and I still am
I want to tell you that
I gave up more than I intended
But I won't give no more
[Bridge]
Oh, they ask for it and I said no
Oh, as convinced a man you'll know
How was this supposed to go?
Stuck on the ifs, the ands, the althoughs
[Chorus 1]
Was I still yours? How could I know
When my fiber first began to unwind?
And when I couldn't pretend that the ifs and the thens
Weren't taking quarter in the back of my mind
Well, from out so far they seem to raise the bar
So, what now? How many days till I get back to par?
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
[Bridge]
Oh, they ask for it and I said no
Oh, as convinced a man you'll know
[Chorus 2]
Was I still yours? I didn't know
In my asking like an orphan for more
On my car ride up, on the fifteenth day
I made my asking with my head on the door
I offered my insides, up into the skies
Unto an after fact altar where no offering is wise
Where I expected that which would not be done
Where I missed the meaning of just what it was to be a son
Where I asked amiss in a selfishness
Where I saw in my hand a snake what was really a fish
Where the measure I held spread a little too thin
I tried to bulk it up with talk, but it was all talk to begin with
[Verse 2]
So, the morning brought about a brand new fall of man
And I woke a son asunder just trying to measure up again
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
Till the ghost gives up
Oh, I know
It wasn't easy for me, it wasn't easy for you to let go
Oh, I know
It wasn't easy for me, it wasn't easy for you to let go
So let go
I was a son and I still am
I want to tell you that