You keep on coming back Keep on keeping score You keep on asking me If I think that we're worth fighting for But I never really came All the way in I never sat down Because you wouldn't stop Asking me Why -- -- -- Do I always break things? It's not that I wasn't willing It's not that I couldn't feel Maybe I shouldn't have hung around For so long Maybe I just should've bailed But I was trying for the first time Trying to give it time Because all of my friends Kept on saying You gotta let someone in To really learn Why -- -- -- Do I always break things? First there was the Northridge Earthquake Then there was the drive-by hate crime Then there was the hands of a guilty man Thoughts inside of my head I could not stop it I could not stand That's why It's hard for me to trust sometimes That's why I bought a book about forgiveness It promises to set me free So I'm gonna take Every single suggestion Set our flare signal And I need relief Because I've gotta find some strength Yes I've gotta find some strength I wanna find some strength And something other Something other than me Got the wooden bannister I got the face of my grandmother I got the words of Oliver Give me relief Give me relief Give a little relief Give a little relief Give a little relief