Clean Breaks - Dashboard Confessional

Clean Breaks - Dashboard Confessional



I believe in clean breaks,
I keep the old troubles away
But you're making sure
I was lying when I said
"I can leave,This behind"
I need you to ruin me
For this, finally,
'Cause it's burying me
Now, I'm in these old knots
Each move keeps me locked away
With each new embrace,
I have tied myself up.
More tightly, Into you
Oh, but the more I fight
Then the deeper I'm trapped
And I can't break free of this hold that you have
And I crave you more
Under the heat of your touch
And I need your skin
To ruin me
For this wicked town
Where your ghosts are bound
To me
One last sacrifice
Of this ritual escape
I was lying when I said...
"I believe,in clean breaks"

Play-A-Day (Day 10)

Lights up on a bus station. Sitting on a bench is a young man. He appears guilt ridden and unsure of what is going on in his mind. All around him are other people standing or sitting waiting for a bus to arrive. A voice over the intercom then announces the 6 o'clock to Boston has arrived and now boarding. The people around the man dispurse and he then slowly stands and walks towards the way the rest of the passengers had departed. As he is about to exit a young woman enters from the opposite side of the stage in a rush.

Woman
[Running over to the man and grabs his arm] Please don't do this. Stay. This can work.

Man
[Turning towards her] We've been through this already. I've given up way to much already for this. I have to free myself from you no matter how much it hurts.

Woman
Please i'm sorry that things happened the way they did before. We can make thing better.

Man
You don't have to be sorry. This isn't even your fault. This is who I am. And I can't let me do this to myself...Not for anyone

Woman
But what about everything we had. [Grabbing his hand with both of hers]

Man
I'll never forget all of it. Never. But I have to leave. I need to be able to breath free. I need to think clearly.

Woman
I'll give you space.

Man
That's not even what it is and i've told you that.

Woman
I know but all you've told me is that you lose yourself around me.

Man
And that's it exactly I lose me

Woman
Well what does that mean!

Man
That I don't care about me anymore that all i do is think about you and making you better.

Woman
Well stop being like that. I love you god damnit i love you

Man
I'm sorry, but i have to do this...

Woman
[Holding as tight as ever] please stay with me

Man
Maybe someday somewhere...

Woman then lets go of him and he walks offstage.

Woman
I love you

Lights fade