[Verse 1]
A millstone, golden, swing soft and a**ertive to the side
Undeniably pure, my past, it has no future
[Chorus]
Oh, persistence
I can make this work
Oh, persistence
I can make this work
[Verse 2]
It's a prayer to the present from perspectives of the past
God, I hope this lasts
And eventually, one day, the prophets are
Gonna find out the hard way
That I won't repeat anything
[Chorus]
Oh, persistence
I can make this work
Oh, persistence
I can make this work
I can make this work
[Bridge]
I don't believe anything
Aversion towards versions of someone I swore I'd never be
[Chorus]
Oh, persistence
I can make this worse
Oh, persistence
I can make this worse
Oh (oh), persistence
I can make this work
I can make this work