Cornerstone Lyrics

We used to sit shoulder to shoulder

I used to put my feet up on the velvet

We used to sing all of the verses

I used to write what you said in my notebook

There's a joke about The Goldfinch

I never finished, and Matty's climbing in the back

There's a note about the wrong things and who gets shelter

The congregation's starting to crack

When you said I was

When you said I was

We used to play Suf before sunrise

I used to know which of the keys stuck

We used to stand easy in circles

I used to think I could convince you

There's a point about privilege

But you won't take it, and Jessi says I'll know when to leave

Disappointed in the right things, the front door's making

A growl that sounds like grief

When you said I was

When you said I was

And we're throwing the cornerstones into the river

We're building up the banks

And we're feeding the shoring fires with our old bulletins

We're editing the blanks

When you said I was

When you said I was

When you said I was brave you meant wrong

But I know right, that ain't right

When you said I was brave you meant wrong

But I know right, that ain't right

I know right, and that ain't right

And we're throwing the cornerstones into the river

We're building up the banks

And we're feeding the shoring fires with our old bulletins

We're editing the blanks

When you said I was

I know right, that ain't right

When you said I was

I know right, that ain't right

When you said I was

You know right, so goddamn do right

When you said I was

I know right