The Incentive

Murders show your role as many fall for your shrill,
your chilled endeavor.
It's everything that's hard enough when there's nowhere else to run.
You met the rest head on.
You kept the best of us when we all just fell apart.

You tore at the mess, the wreck.
But darling, you're all that's left.
There was the mess, the wreck.
But darling, you're all I've got left.

You've murdered and you lied and fueled the world to act,
the impossible word.
I never heard what it was worth until we said we've had enough.
You met the rest head on.
You kept the best of us when we couldn't keep from falling apart.

You tore at the mess, the wreck.
But darling, you're all that's left.
There was the mess, the wreck.
But darling, you're all I've got left.

And maybe I was too quick to throw this life away.
The pain was more than I could bear.
You gave me a reason to try for another day.
When you tore, when you wrecked.

You tore at the mess, the wreck.
But darling, you're all that's left.
There was the mess, the wreck.
But darling, you're all I've got left.
You're what I've always hoped for.