Hold me hard, I've been let loose Sift me clear of all I do If by a third degree, you feel a guilt for me Then I've been a villain all my life When moved? by a melody, you stay and sway with me I've been a salesman on the side Kindness be conceived When we wake in the California light There is a concrete stuck between How we breathe and why we die Why we breathe and why we die Who wouldn't hold a wounded bird with anger? stuck in time? I told you I would hold no more It weighed too much like mine You and I, and I, alone. You and I, and I, alone You and I, and I, alone You and I, and I, alone Oh, kindness be conceived When we wake in the California light There is a concrete stuck between How we breathe and why we die Why we breathe and why we die Hold me hard, I've been let loose Sift me clear of all I do Kindness be conceived When we wake in the California light There is a concrete stuck between How we breathe and why we die Why we breathe and why we die