Hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in
So mesmerizing, and so hypnotizing
I am captivated
I am
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
So clear
Like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intention
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me so isolated, so motivated
I am certain now that I am
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
So turn
Up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
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
So let me slip away [3x]
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away [4x]
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
Slight hope
Dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
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vocal [b]this is such a wikid song i cnt belive there is peeps owt there hu dnt like it !!!!! i luv it i luv it i luv it!!!!!!!!! [i] 'hope dangles on a string' wikid man
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vocal These guys aren't exactly what I'd choose first to put in my cd player, but nevertheless this song is very very good, and would put this song in just about anytime. partially because it's one of our songs (my girlfriend and I) and partially because it's a good song with good vocals, and fairly decent lyrics, and a nice beat/tempo
i think i already commented on this song like 359739 times =] but i just heard it yesterday and i forgot how amazing it is. it came out like 2 years ago? i think.. but its still sooooo goood
I agree with a lot of the 'haters', I think emo is a bunch of sappy crap, However I think Dashboard is awesome, and along with Death Cab, it's one of the few emo bands I can stand.
I love this song, and all those old hardcore DC fans that are whining that it's too different from their old stuff need a wake-up call. Bands NEED to change and develop their music! DC's old stuff was great, but it's time that they moved on and tried something different so they can attract NEW fans.
Who cares someone loves Vindicated but doesn't know the rest of their stuff! THE WORLD WILL NOT END!! GET OVER YOURSELVES!!
Oh... And as I final note- Chris is a great songwriter, but he is so not hot.
This is to all of you who say "OMG like this song is fucking gay! Emo die! AAAAGHH!" I have something to say to you. FUCK...YOU....
Wanna know why? Cause you're wasting time in these threads dissing the song and dissing the band and dissing the listeners. Granted that I don't like this song, or band either, but I'm not gonna be a stupid asshole about it like all of you idiots have been. You say these people need to get a life? WHO needs the life when they're in forums just saying stuff along the lines of "This is gay. Emo sucks. Die." Is it because you want attention? Did mommy not love you enough? Maybe you're taking your anger out on other people because you're insecure. I don't know, but my point is that you need a life instead of bashing people in forums. If you don't like the song, give a valid reason, instead of calling it gay and leaving like a damn fool.
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vocal Sorry, but this just isn't my style. This song was way overplayed, and quite honestly, I've heard better. This just doesn't sound good to me.
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vocal [b]This is absolutly my most favorite song, it has been since I first heard it, it is just an amazing song, and fits me and my boyfriend. So I love it.
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vocal this is the best song of dashboard confessional, i just love this!! i can listen this over and over again... never get bored I have listened many other songs of dashboard but still.. vindicated is just best!!!!
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vocal Ha I Love this song it is really cool (Almost as good as "Ohio Is For Lovers") shocking because i love hawthorne Heights
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vocal Truelly amazing song, powerful lyrics, Chris is an amazing singer songwriter, hadn't heard this until Spiderman, spent months trying to find out who sung it thank god i did i love it
8.8
Send "Vindicated" ringtones to your cell
lyrics corrected by Chloe [Mar. 04/05] on 14-04-2007
However I think Dashboard is awesome, and along with Death Cab, it's one of the few emo bands I can stand.
GET OVER YOURSELVES!!
i can listen this over and over again... never get bored 
I have listened many other songs of dashboard but still.. vindicated is just best!!!! 