First Day Back Lyrics - Braid

so frustrated 

that something (so) complicated 

could hang over my head 

on my first day back 

and already i'm treading on unsteady ground 

so strike me down or check me out 

so elated 

that this soul so understated 

could be making eyes at me 

but first i'll be 

another innocent victim looking for some 

sense of sympathy 

in the middle of a state 

the sorry story of a star 

that goes "here's my heart" 

it's a start 

and if anything, we haven't seen everything 

in the middle of a stage 

there's a girl and a guitar 

but there's your car 

have we forgotten who we are? 

we haven't seen anything 

so i'm told that chicago's cold 

can't be cool as california 

for the first time ever 

i feel severed yet smooth removed 

if you approve then check it out 

to what do i owe this attention 

i'm only half of the reflection 

and the conversation goes 

oh, nevermind (oh, nevermind) 

to what do i owe this tension 

if deception's fine 

then this is divine 

divine define divine 

on my first day back 

and already i've settled on 

my weak front