Painted Glass

I was hoping you would
Ignore the faultlines
And pass over the flags
That say who I am
So I built us a nest
A soft enclosure
I was painted glass
I was born when you were

So if it hurts I'll know it's true

And I would hate to be the one
Stuck in the past, lost in his tracks
And I would hate to be the one groveling for a second glance

But who could even rival that
And I have grown so spiteful that
Even if I had a bright idea I'd shoot it down
That's the point, I'm prepared
To meet the ground

It's a normalcy I'm begging you to know
A towering over you
I am full of age, I am coming for you
Hoping you are stronger than I'm used to
It was silent death until the silence broke
Until the tongue broke through the teeth I know
It was not that hard to make myself known
Over feet of sediment and soil
So we plant ourselves where we always did
So we'd always be here for it
If I witness much, let me witness this
A terrible idea, I admit

And I would hate to be the one
Stuck in the past, lost in his tracks
And I would hate to be the one groveling for a second glance

But who could even rival that
And I have grown so spiteful that
Even if I had a bright idea I'd shoot it down
That's the point, I'm prepared
To meet the ground