When the weeks start When the world stops turning We were young, dumb, and earnest And we burned like a furnace Now we can't stop No, we won't stop learning And if words couldn't hurt us They could bring out the worst in us I tried so hard Couldn't bear the weight of my heart So I stepped in the center Maybe this time forever New hopes and old crimes Don't really mean shit this time They mean shit this time And the worst part? When the words stop working And we're looking for purchase On a vertical surface And we can't stop No, we won't stop searching When our purpose deserts us We'll probably deserve it I tried so hard Couldn't bear the weight of my heart So I stepped in the center Maybe this time forever New hopes and old crimes Don't really mean shit this time They mean shit this time I tried so hard Couldn't bear the weight of my heart New hopes, old crimes Don't really mean shit this time