Act Of Contrition Lyrics - Singles - Bright Eyes

The air was all dust, a night so untamed 

The ground opened up 

And swallowed all of the rain 

And it swallowed you too, into distance unknown 

As they sat down for dinner, they waited for you to get home 

Yeah, they set a place for you 

So don't believe everything that you read in that diary of yours 

And this nervousness, it isn't all your fault 

It's just these shaking hands won't do what I want them to 

And I've tried to guess what it is you thought about 

That act of contrition that rolled off our tongues as you wept 

What are you crying for? 

Just dust my heart and you will find there are no fingers printed there 

Just the untouched place that lies 

Inside of every lonely boy tonight 

And all this open air has caused me to choke 

On your new-found hope for me