and only one will come out free
(a reference to my past mistakes)
and which of those ones will be me?
decisions i'm prepared to make.

and will they learn about my mouth
or air
and words
that tie me to the south?

and will they learn of what is due
to compensate
for what we knew?
i can't escape
for something new,
i can't retake
the breaths i drew.

hooooold me close, dear.
please.