[Intro: lone dirty acoustic guitar, low gravelly vocal, close and dry] I used to give a little more Than anybody ever earned Used to find another reason Not to give back what I got Funny how the ones you spare Start thinking you don't have a spine They keep taking one more step Just to see where you draw the line [Verse 1: restrained grunge vocal, conversational phrasing, acoustic guitar with faint low electric texture] I've swallowed words that would've hurt you Walked away when I could've stayed Let you tell your side to everybody While I took whatever came my way I gave you room to make it right You used the room to do it twice Then looked me dead between the eyes Like being decent had a price [Pre Chorus: drums enter lightly, vocal rasp begins pushing through] You had every chance I had to give Every warning I could send You thought forgiveness meant forever It doesn't [Chorus: full band crashes in, huge gritty vocal, emotional rather than screamed] You should've found me yesterday Back when I still gave a damn You kept asking where the line was Then you crossed it one last time I ain't looking for forgiveness I ain't saying I was wrong You came begging for an angel But his mercy's gone [Post Chorus: guitars ring, vocal drops low] Yeah His mercy's gone [Verse 2: heavier groove, vocal more forceful but still controlled] Don't mistake this for me hating you Hate takes more than I have left I just finally quit protecting People who don't protect me back I know exactly what you'll tell them How I changed and lost my way You'll leave out every door I opened And every reason that I changed You can make me out the bastard If that helps you sleep at night But you don't get to strike the match Then ask me why I quit being nice [Pre Chorus: guitars tighten, drums build, vocal increasingly ragged] I gave until there wasn't more You took until I understood Some people don't stop taking Till you make them [Chorus: massive grunge chorus, cracked chest belts, backing vocals only on final words] You should've found me yesterday Back when I still gave a damn You kept asking where the line was Then you crossed it one last time I ain't looking for forgiveness I ain't saying I was wrong You came begging for an angel But his mercy's gone [Bridge: band drops to dirty acoustic and low bass, vocal exposed and vulnerable] The part that bothers me the most Ain't what you did or what it cost It's knowing who I had to become Before you'd finally leave me alone I liked the man who let things go I liked believing people changed Maybe someday I'll find him again But you don't get him today [Instrumental Build: distorted guitar slowly enters, toms rising, no vocal] [Final Chorus: full band erupts, biggest vocal of song, natural rasp and voice cracks] You should've found me yesterday Back when I still gave a damn You kept asking where the line was Then you crossed it one last time I ain't looking for forgiveness I ain't saying I was wrong You came begging for an angel But his mercy's gone [Final Refrain: band pulls back between lines, vocal exhausted rather than angry] I gave you more than you deserved You made sure I knew it I had mercy once You used it [Outro: acoustic guitar returns, nearly whispered gravelly vocal] Come back tomorrow Maybe I'll have some then
