[Verse 1]
Oh I'm a piece of bark, split between two trees
And there ain't enough hours in the day to explain what that means
All these splintering passions
How do I reconcile?
I know I'm goin' down some day, but at least I'll go out in style

[Chorus]
Oh lessons learned
The purest of intentions
Oh tears will burn, mining ground under my feet
Failure never smelled so sweet to me

[Verse 2]
"Patience" I am told
A whole life yet ahead
Well if I'm so young tell why then do I feel so dead?
Every little breath awakening, caught in my own cunning trap
Every pathway I have strangled, I have torn up every nameless map

[Chorus]
Oh lessons learned
The purest of intentions
Oh tears will burn, mining ground under my feet
Failure never smelled so sweet to me

[Verse 3]
Oh I am a tree, branded, blistered but standing tall
I got years spread over miles in front me, and I don't mind at all
If my strings keep breaking, if my words keep comin' out wrong
Long as my heart keeps bursting, as long as my song is singing