I Never Wanted to Begin

Shadows cut across as stolen promises were broke

We wound our watch to stretch the time

In case that no-one got the joke

I never wanted to begin

Name that sin

Name that sin



Dim and distant kisses chill before I catch my death

Etch every name upon the door

And note the ones who never rest

We never knew who'd be within

Name that sin

Name that sin



Shattered captains climbing gates to hold new lamps of fame

For mad kings rowing over lakes

Connecting rooms in black sedans

They never wanted to begin

Name that sin

Name that sin



Evidence is stripped and torn and hidden in the minds

The negatives have all been fogged and blurred

Reduced a thousand times

We never wanted to fall in

Name that sin

Name that sin