Grapevine Lyrics

Does my record show
That I'm damaged, disfigured with my faults exposed?
Cast your judgement aside for once

Stay close, and take a second glance
Forgive all the things that I can't change
These stones have been cast in advance
Before you knew my name

Flawed, and therefore labeled from the start
Maybe I haven't kept my hands clean but no one can decide where I belong
Draw all your conclusions from afar,
But naming everybody guilty will only bring to light your own faults

And I don't want to know
What happens through the grapevine you've struggled to grow
Keep your thoughts inside for once

Wake up and take a second glance
Let go of all the things you fabricate. You're mind has got you in a trance
To hide you from the blame

Flawed, and therefore labeled from the start
Maybe I haven't kept my hands clean, but no one can decide where I belong
Draw all your conclusions from afar,
But naming everybody guilty will only bring to light your own faults

Your words don't sound the same in person