Bloc Party - Exes lyrics

If you seek explanation Well, I'm afraid there is not one See all I have are excuses My daddy was a hunter and I am my father's son There was a time for about two weeks I swore you were the one Thought I could tell you anything You were more than a trick, you were more to me than all of it To all the exes That I left behind These words will fall short But I must try Everything I was proud of With everything that I'd done wrong In your eyes, I was someone With another history, another past In the lobby of the Ace Hotel You will not meet my eyes Secrets spill on pillows shared You were more than just light, you were more to me than all of it To all the exes That I left behind These words will fall short But I must try (try, try) But I must try (try, try) But I must try (try, try) But I must try (try, try) Ah To all the exes (ah) That I left behind (ah) These words will fall short (ah) But I must try