In Vein by Alkaline Trio Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My point of reference makes me afraid to begin convincing
But you might as well just change your name
'Cause I only recognize this shadow, kind of like a superhero
With nobody's best interests in mind

[Verse 2]
Now there's blood in the water that I squeezed from this stone here
And we turned into our cheap wine
And I swallowed every drop, yes, I could feel my stomach rotting
You were so supportive as I drank through the pain

[Chorus]
Do you recognize this shape? It's the back of your hand (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
You paste it on my face here again and again (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vain

[Verse 3]
Dove off the deep side platform, jackknife to bone-dry floor
One broken ankle saved my name
And this eraser burn, I dig in deep at every turn
It keeps getting darker and the fear stays the same
[Chorus]
Do you recognize this shape? It's the back of your hand (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
You paste it on my face here again and again (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place
Don't wanna be the one who takes
I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vain

[Bridge]
Woah, woah
Woah, woah, oh
Woah, woah
Woah, woah, oh
I don't wanna take
I don't wanna take this place, no
I don't want to take
I don't wanna take this place, no
No, no
I don't wanna take this place, no
No, woah
I don't wanna take this place, oh-woah

[Chorus]
Do you recognize this shape? It's the back of your hand (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
You paste it on my face here again and again (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place
Don't wanna be the one who takes
I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vain