In Competition for the Worst Time

n competition for the worst first line I could use

In conversation for the first time

Find salvation and breathe in each breath that I choose

In competition for the worst time

Brooklyn lies bleeding in the afternoon

Always four or five steps from misfortune

To drown out moments of revelation

In competition for the worst time

I know my name but I can't deny

I talk in silence like I'm used to

Graduation fits the worst time I could use

Confidence for the first time

Take the money and the drink you are going to refuse

In competition for the worst time

Glasgow lies bleeding in the afternoon

A practical response to good fortune

I dream my moments of revelation

In competition for the worst time

And though I know my name

I still can't deny

I talk in silence like I'm used to

No matter how hard I try

I talk in silence like I'm used to