Damage Gets Done
Hozier Lyrics

Without shame
Unapologetically

Two outfits then to my name
I only had two sets of clothes

You'd end up in one when you'd stay
When you stayed, you would wear my clothes

We had nowhere to go
We had no specific destination

And every desire for going there
But we had a strong longing to travel

I heard once
I once heard

It's the comforts that make us feel numb
The comfort of our lives makes us emotionally dead

We'd go out with no way to get home
We would go out without any transportation to return

And we'd sleep on somebody's floor
We would sleep on the floor of someone's place

And wake up feeling like a millionaire
But we would wake up feeling incredibly rich

Wish I'd known it was just our turn (we just got by)
If only I had known it was only a temporary situation where we barely managed

Being blamed for a world we had no power in (but we tried)
Being held responsible for a world we had no control over, although we made efforts

You and I had nothing to show (we didn't know)
You and I had no accomplishments to present, and we were unaware

But the best of the world in the palm of our hands (anything, darling)
Yet we had the ability to have the best of the world within our reach

And, darling, I haven't felt it since then
My dear, I haven't experienced that feeling again

I don't know how the feeling ended
I'm uncertain of how that feeling came to an end

But I know being reckless and young
But I know that being impulsive and youthful

Is not how the damage gets done
Is not the cause of the harm that is done

One time we would want for nothing (one time we had it all, love)
There was a time when we lacked nothing, when we had everything, my love

We knew what our love was worth (when we had nothing)
We understood the value of our love at a time when we possessed nothing

Now we're always missing something (I miss when)
Now we're constantly longing for something that is absent

I miss when we did not need much
I yearn for a time when we were content with very little

Oh, if the car ran, the car was enough
If the car functioned, then having a car was sufficient

If the sun shone on us, it's a plus
If the sun was shining upon us, it was an added bonus

And the tank was always filled up
And the fuel tank was always full

Only enough for our getting there
Just enough to reach our destination

That first car was like wings on an angel (and you flew away)
That initial car was like heavenly wings (and you left me)

Before the whole wide world got too thin (from me then)
Before the entire world became unfulfilling and empty (to me at that time)

I swear goodwill kept up the engine
I genuinely believe that the kindness of strangers maintained our car's engine

You were steering my heart like a wheel in your hands (turn back, darling)
You had control over my heart, just like you had control over a steering wheel (please come back, my love)

And, darling, I haven't felt it since then
And, my darling, I haven't experienced that feeling since then

I don't know how the feeling ended
I don't know how that feeling came to an end

But I know being reckless and young
But I know that being impulsive and youthful

Is not how the damage gets done
Is not the cause of the harm that is done

And if we never run
And if we never hurry

Before our chance was gone
Before our opportunity vanished

All I needed was someone (and if we never run)
All I needed was a companion (and if we never hurry)

When the whole wide world felt young (before our chance was gone)
During a time when the entire world seemed full of possibilities (before our opportunity vanished)

And if we never run
And if we never hurry

Before our chance was gone
Before our opportunity vanished