The Effort

Sand off your fingerprints
Go and start a cult, build a following
Try and kill the pain that lives behind your eyes
Behind the sunglasses at night
And in the morning sun, deny everything
Blame your memory
Complain aggressively about the hole that's in your heart
And fill it up with glue

Win back her heart
Or at least just her chest
By carving her name into your flesh
But leave one letter out
The effort's all that counts

Sell your plasma for a job
A new suit to the interview
But blame your being late on the bum that was on the bus
Who stole your brown-bag lunch
When really you're just scared to commit

But this time is not the same
No you really have changed
And you're turning things around
So write your social down
But leave one number out
The effort's all that counts