Yet Again

I also think that he's singing "desert in your face," rather than "desert in deface."

Just watched the Colbert Report performance again a few times, and he's saying "I will move and mend and mold this break" at the end of the first stanza

I'd suggest these changes-

"Bear behind the case" becomes "barely had a case" "Keep score, even playing fields is game" becomes "keep score, even playing fields, this game, I know when all said we're the same".

i'm not sure about the other lyrics, but I heard the first line as: "Yet again we're the only ones" and in the second verse: "Too soon, everyone just step away"

ace song though.

For the chorus, I think it's:

"Take it all in stride" Speak, don't confide "Bare behind the case" It's done before we try Stop and end by night Desert in your face

For the 1st line, besides hearing these words, I think it's less likely that they'd rhyme 'try' with 'try' in the 4th line, but I could be wrong. In the 3rd line, 'bare' as opposed to 'bear' makes more sense to me. I could be wrong, of course!

I try to submit corrections to this song, but SongMeanings doesn't seem to work. They don't modify anything...!

Made corrections to match the original lyrics from the official vinyl release.

This song is about the war between self preservation and what the heart wants in the immediate. I picture it as a conversation between two friends at the end of a party. Normally they would go home and sleep together, but in the narrator has a moment of clarity; they're both emotionally damaged, and need to take a step back from one another. He goes on to try and explain, and although he can't read her emotionless expression, he knows that tomorrow she will wake up and realize the same thing too. However, he is still resigned to the fact that it is impossible to turn back time to when they were "just friends".

I personally think the lyrics are

Yet again we're the only one's No surprise this is often how it's done They leave and it's about all I can take I will abandon all this break

Shallow whip and another crack I'm small but I can keep track Too soon everyone just step away I'm sure this isn't the last play

Take it all in stride speak but don't confide You barely had a case It's done before we try It's dark and then by night they desert in your face

Keep score an even playing fields the same I know when all's said we're insane If I could I would leave it all be No chance to move backwards and see

Take it all in stride Speak don't confide You barely had a case It's done before we try It's dark and then by night they desert in your face

Take it all in stride Speak don't confide You barely had a case It's done before we try It's dark and then by night they desert in your face

Yet again we're the only one's No surprise this is often how it's done They leave and it's about all I can take I will mend and mold this break

Shallow whip and another crack I'm small but I can keep track Too soon everyone just step away I'm sure this isn't the last play

Take it all in stride speak but don't confide You barely had a case It's done before we try It's dark and then by night they desert in your face

Keep score even playing fields this game I know when all's said we're insane If I could I would leave it all be No chance to move backwards and see

Take it all in stride Speak don't confide You barely had a case It's done before we try It's dark and then by night they desert in your face

Take it all in stride Speak don't confide You barely had a case It's done before we try It's dark and then by night they desert in your face