This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
I can’t even think about anything else
I’m starting to sink, into love I once fell
Tears come cascading down from my eyes
As I think of her, I heave solemn sighs
I keep falling away from everything real
I’d give up my own life for her to feel how I feel
Just hearing her speak kills me a bit
I feel my chest ache, I feel my heart skip
I fall into the abyss that is my mind
My vision is distorted, as with her love I go blind
I barely breathe as my head begins to hurt
I can’t stop thinking of her, my heart can’t convert
I hide my love for her when they are around
My secrets are shadowed I’ve not yet been found
She keeps me locked up in love’s chained fences
I regret losing a chance, regret consequences
But not regret all the time I spent crying for her
Not regret the times I screamed in hasty solemn slurs
Not regret the hope that maybe someday she will see
Hope that finally someday she and I can be
Of all the people ever loved, of all the people ever seen
I can say that I love no one as I love Kathleen
I’m starting to sink, into love I once fell
Tears come cascading down from my eyes
As I think of her, I heave solemn sighs
I keep falling away from everything real
I’d give up my own life for her to feel how I feel
Just hearing her speak kills me a bit
I feel my chest ache, I feel my heart skip
I fall into the abyss that is my mind
My vision is distorted, as with her love I go blind
I barely breathe as my head begins to hurt
I can’t stop thinking of her, my heart can’t convert
I hide my love for her when they are around
My secrets are shadowed I’ve not yet been found
She keeps me locked up in love’s chained fences
I regret losing a chance, regret consequences
But not regret all the time I spent crying for her
Not regret the times I screamed in hasty solemn slurs
Not regret the hope that maybe someday she will see
Hope that finally someday she and I can be
Of all the people ever loved, of all the people ever seen
I can say that I love no one as I love Kathleen
Lyrics submitted by zebraplop
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