Debate Exposes Doubt lyrics

Song information

Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Album: The Photo Album

Lyrics

The work-a-days were propping the bar quietly erasing the week
And I was in a corner booth thinking (pretending to read)
About the impossibility of one to love unconditionally
And the words that we drive into the ground:
Their repetition starts to thin their meaning
Then everything got frighteningly still as they entered and intersected the floor
And I tried to choke my stare at perfection that others would kill for
But all of the parts are the same on every face -- few variables change
The differences pale when compared to the similarities they share
Finally there is clarity and there is purpose after all
But every night ends the same as I'm collapsing once more by your side
Finally there is clarity: this tiny life is making sense
And every drop numbs the both of us, but I alone am staggering