The Half-Life of Kissing Kneejerk

I resent my first kiss
An introduction to these things i love so well

So now we fall back into friendship

I was just lying on this bed
With my head in my hands
Trying to make you understand
That every single word is a journey
From the pit of my stomach
To the top of my mouth

And the feet of the faithful
Kicked dust in my breath
And clogged up my lungs
With the smell of the death
Of the hope and the fear and the prayers
That kept me alive
From afar

I was trampled to the ground
And i fell on my face
And i remembered this place
From the dreams of those toothless days
When i clung to ignorance
Like a fucking shroud
That covered my eyes