The End of an Anchor

Dashboard Confessional

I was away for a while 
But I'm hoping someday you'll forgive me 
Though I don't deserve it 
I'll cherish it well if you give me one of your new starts

Just one more last chance 
I swear that I'll earn it 
If you front me for now 
I'm good for it I swear 
I'm better now I swear 

In earlier days, they'd persecute people 
They'd carry them off, and hobble their legs 
For lesser offenses, and how I have harmed you 
And still you allow me to walk free of pain 

Though I punish myself 
I will never settle 
The debts I've incured for scorning the face 
Of absolute beauty, and measureless grace 
And though I once mocked you 
I'm dying to pay for it now 
I'm dying to pay for it now 

So hand me the rocks to help weigh me down 
And tether my legs with a cord tightly bound 
To the end of an anchor thrown into the sound 
And test me to see if I will rise against the worst that it can get 

I wasn't well for a while 
I savored the things that I knew were sure to destroy me 
And that seemed to hold me 
That seemed to carry me where I couldn't go
On the strength of my own 
Well, I should've known
That gets me nowhere 
I've learned that now I swear 

In earlier days, they'd persecute people 
They'd carry them off, and hobble their legs 
For lesser offenses, and how I have harmed you 
And still you allow me to walk free of pain 

Though I punish myself 
I will never settle 
The debts I've incured for scorning the face 
Of absolute beauty, and measureless grace 
And though I once mocked you 
I'm dying to pay for it now 
I'm dying to pay for it now, now, now 

So hand me the rocks to help weigh me down 
And tether my legs with a cord tightly bound 
To then end of an anchor thrown into the sound 
And test me to see if I will rise against the worst that it can get 

Well, I wasn't sure that I could 
Well, I wasn't sure that I could 
Well, I wasn't sure that I could
But, I can