Bending is still a breaking

And he was talking to me of things late at night
Thoughts that keep reoccurring, popping up
Of red flags and sleepless nights
In parts there are comforts
Landmarks to lean on
A ledge to cling on

But Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Defeats from tiny fights
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
And that rope is never gone

You say you like the distance that bleeds through my smile
And though you’d like to know me,
I’m still proximity’s child
I know about location
A glance that can span miles
And I’m sure you’ve reservations
But what without them seems worthwhile

But Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Defeats from tiny fights
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
The warping of integral parts

About that divide inside
Between ambiguous creeds and ambiguous lies
And who gets the rights to decide
Breeding contempt with a spoiled mind
So days go by
Hand to mouth and everything’s thin
Suicide by slow a demise
Convinced survival's by your own skin

But Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Defeats from tiny fights
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Submit to keep on living

But Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
Bending is still a breaking
The warping of integral parts