🎵 Vindicated // by Dashboard Confessional

27 ContributorsVindicated Lyrics Released on the 2004 soundtrack for Spider-Man 2. After having received a special screening of the film, Carrabba penned “Vindicated” in a matter of minutes, inspired by and reflecting the theme of the… Read More  [Verse 1] Hope dangles on a string Like slow-spinning redemption Winding in, and winding out The shine of it has caught my eye [Pre-Chorus] And roped me in so mesmerizing, so hypnotizing I am captivated, I am [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] So clear, like the diamond in your ring Cut to mirror your intention Oversized, and overwhelmed The shine of which has caught my eye [Pre-Chorus] And rendered me so isolated, so motivated I am certain now that, I am [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] 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 [Interlude] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Outro] Like hope dangles on a string Like slow-spinning redemption