Bob Mould - Briefest Moment lyrics

rate me

I was a small-town kid with no possessions

And I was bored beyond belief

I couldn't wait to get away from nowhere

I made a plan to finally leave

So I packed my bags and ran away

I needed something more to take away this pain

I found the medicine tucked in your locker

I picked the lock and grabbed the pills

I found a friend and then we went and then we went and then we went

We swallowed all of them up on the trestle

I heard a melody so pure

I felt an echo that was so familiar

I left my misery behind

If only for the briefest moment of time

You lost your balance as I tried to grab you

And then you slipped right through my hands

I don't remember how I made it out alive

But there you went and here I am

I keep the guilt out on display

It's my memorial to mark that day

If I could fall for you but I cannot undo

The briefest moment of time