If & When

This might be the most unpunk song I've wrote And that works for me Cause I am tired of singing about politics and drinking I'm still gonna, but give me a minute to breathe So up we go on this elevator, crashing through each floor as we pass And if and when we ever make it to the top, my friend Well then we can look on this rubble and laugh I hope I learn to love more than I'm capable of And I hope this song is just the beginning The beginning of the end We're so obsessed with thoughts, but an idea is just an idea We make them up all the time And I'm doing everything I can, but I'd rather suffer on my own Than have to use you to survive So up we go on these tracks like a freight train, crashing through each floor as we pass And if and when we ever make to the end, my friend, well then we can look on this rubble and laugh I hope I learn to love more than I'm capable of And I hope this song is just the beginning Cause life is like a marathon that everyone is running on And everyone will cross the finish line And you can bet as long as I've got breath inside my lungs I'm gonna run like there's participation prizes Cause it's easier to fight with the closed hand But it only makes the cycle start again And if you aren't fighting hate with love, you're victory won't be worth a damn Well, I've had to take a dive into my own mind Because people leave me depressed And I didn't like the things I'd find - all these contradictions That I can't address Still I chose to live within the abstract Cause contradictions cannot cut my flesh And really that's the whole fucking problem and the reason why people scare me to death Stil, I hope I learn to love more than I'm capable of and I hope this song is just the beginning