New Candles
Death Cab for Cutie Lyrics

You tried you all 13 channels, but they burned me out again
You attempted all possible means of communication, but they failed me.

Cause it's over whenever they say
It's the end of the relationship when the other person decides.

I quit sending postcards 'cause no one know what to revere,
I stopped sending postcards because no one appreciated them.

And the mailman can't come in to explain
No one can clarify or explain why things went wrong.

So I'm out of gasoline, and I hate see, and it's hard to never mind.
I'm drained and exhausted, and it's difficult to ignore it.

It's hard to never mind.
It's challenging to stay indifferent to the situation.

I bought myself new candles, they only burn old flames.
I tried to move on, but I keep revisiting the past.

I guess it's all the same anyway
Nothing has really changed, despite my efforts.

Looked through my high school annuals to see who I still knew
I tried to find some familiarity in the past.

But my point of view's forever changed
My perspective has been permanently altered.

All this gasoline just goes to show that no one never minds.
All the effort put into the relationship wasn't worth it in the end.

It's building up, bottled up in time
The emotions are accumulating and being held back over time.

All your energy just says to me that you never can't unwind.
Your energy shows that you can't relax or let go.

Just bring it down, bring it down this time.
Try to calm down and relax this time around.

And should it count against me, if I keep everything that you send me?
Is it wrong for me to keep the memories of our relationship?

Are you going to find me so the bogs? aren't empty all the time?
Will you come see me and fill the emptiness in my life?

I think way too much about the way things should be said
I'm overthinking about how I should be expressing myself to you.

Cause it just can't leave my head all the way.
I can't stop thinking about it, no matter how much I try.

It seems my brand new candles would catch on fire today
Even my new beginnings are at risk of burning down.

I think I might get burned anyway
I might still get hurt, despite my efforts to move on.

All this gasoline just goes to show not everything is nice.
Not everything is as good as it seems.

I do my best, I know not everything is right
I'm trying my hardest, but I know not everything is perfect.

Please bring it down, bring it down.
Please calm down and don't make this harder than it already is.