Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional

every so often a song comes along and makes someone like me believe again...

...vindicated...

hope dangles on a string
like slow spinning redemption
winding in and winding out
the shine of it has caught my eye

and roped me in
so mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
i am captivated, i am

vindicated
i am selfish, i am wrong
i am right, i swear i'm right
swear i knew it all along

and i am flawed
but i am cleaning up so well
i am seeing in me now the things
you swore you saw yourself

so clear
like the diamond in your ring
cut to mirror your intention
oversized and overwhelmed
the shine of which has caught my eye
and rendered me so isolated
so motivated
i am certain now that i am

vindicated
i am selfish, i am wrong
i am right, i swear i'm right
swear i knew it all along

and i am flawed
but i am cleaning up so well
i am seeing in me now
the things you swore you saw yourself

so turn up the corners of your lips
part them and feel my fingertips
trace the moment
fall forever

defense is paper thin
just one touch and i'd be in
too deep now to ever swim against the current

...so let me slip away...
...so let me slip away...
...so let me slip away...

so let me slip against the current

...so let me slip away...
...so let me slip away...
...so let me slip away...
...so let me slip away...

vindicated
i am selfish, i am wrong
i am right, i swear i'm right
swear i knew it all along

and i am flawed
but i am cleaming up so well
i am seeing in me now
the things you swore you saw yourself

my hope dangles on a string
like slow spinning redemption

...smile...