Earlier Baghdad (the Bounce) Lyrics - The True False Identity - T Bone Burnett

I am not important 

I am a broken man 

Throw myself on your mercy 

You who have wronged me 

I built my life in vainglory 

I lost sight of the light 

Where, once, I walked down streets of gold 

I stumble through the darkness 

I offer you my broken image 

On the altar of your hatred for me 

It's a phantom, it is nothing 

But it's all I have to give 

Every word we say is crucial 

A lie to avoid a lie 

Can we bridge the gap between us? 

Will you pray with me? 

Could you use some quiet? 

Can you perform an exorcism? 

You've numbed you conscience with sanctimony 

I numbed mine with narcissism 

I surrender to you 

You, who I so long despised 

I will expect nothing 

Believing you to be kind 

Can you accept me, shattered? 

Can you speak with one who is no one? 

This must all be kept in context 

And Yesenia gets a book deal