My Cardinal Sin Lyrics

There's a cactus in the corner of the room

A housewarming gift from you, I forget to take care of it

Every time I don't remember it needs food,

Somehow it still blooms, it doesn't seem to need me much

Still I feel a little guilty not to act like

Maybe I should give it back, I wonder am I just scared of it

It's just as easy to forget that it's sufficient on it's own

And it's resilient and other people water it too

Sometimes I am unaware of other people standing there

As I get caught in a moment

Believing I'm necessary to the narrative

Might be my cardinal sin

Life is a series of hurts, and we learn from a couple

Trying to be what we know that we're not yet

You know as well as I do

Do you remember when I said I was afraid that you might leave

And then you loved me selflessly as I walked away

It's funny how the hardest thing for me

Is not honesty or peace, but being consistently good

To everyone that's hard for me to see

By my side or on the street, loving is difficult work

But it's hardest to believe that they're sufficient on their own

And they're resilient and other people see them too

Sometimes I am unaware of other people standing there

As I get caught in a moment

Believing I'm necessary to the narrative

Might be my cardinal sin

Life is a series of hurts, and we learn from a couple

Trying to be what we know that we're not yet

You know as well as I do

You know as well as I do

You know as well as I do

What can I do, when I hurt you

Maybe I'll learn something new

But I hate that I hurt you

Life is a series of hurts, and we learn from a couple

Trying to be what we know that we're not yet

You know as well as I do

You know as well as I do

You know as well as I do