"The Right Thing To Do (At The Time)" lyrics

There's something that I wanted to tell you
I had a notion of my mind
I wanted you to know, honestly
No one ever loves you for honesty

Everyone is looking for something
Not everyone is looking for truth
The only thing that is different about me
Is how long it took to think differently

I take it back, sincerely
I take it back, no, not really

It's hard to stop thinking once you started
Believe me when I tell you I tried
I built up this room so I could disappear
Now it's not enough room out here

I never fell in love with my suffering
Getting used to it is a different thing
Keep telling myself that it's not a thing
But nothing ever goes away

I take it back, sincerely
I take it back, no, not really

But I'm not sad about it
It's something else
More like an anger
Left on a shelf
Comes to the surface without warning
A forgotten cry
And I let it linger
It seemed like the right thing to do
At the time

I'm gonna keep the king in the palace
I'm gonna keep the guard at the door
I'm staring so long into this tapestry
Guessing it became a part of me

Now we search for things like closure
We search for things like love
The only thing that is different about me
Is how long it took to think differently

I take it back, sincerely
I take it back, no, not really

But I'm not sad about it
It's something else
More like an anger
Left on a shelf
Comes to the surface without warning
A forgotten cry
I let it linger
It seemed like the right thing to do
At the time

If I talked about it
If I crossed the line
If I wrote it down
What would it take for you to notice
That I'm not fine
And I let you hanging
It seemed like the right thing to do
At the time