Keep your friends at arm's length There's no coincidence that I've tasted Pervasive pattern of negative Excuses We built shipwrecks out of relationships We used expletives as bandages A matchstick struck sparks a flame extinct Sparks a flame extinct We invented little stabs at success We looked around, we haven't found it yet A spark extinguished before its ignited A spark never lit We attempted little stabs at happiness Failed attempts at (?) We attempted little stabs at happiness We built shipwrecks out of relationships We used expletives as bandages A matchstick struck sparks a flame extinct Sparks a flame extinct We attempted little stabs at success We looked around, we haven't found it A spark extinguished before its ignited A spark never lit We attempted little stabs at happiness Failed attempts at (?)