Verse 1: Wish I was too dead to cry My self-affliction fades Stones to throw at my creator Masochists to which I cater Chorus: You don't need to bother; I don't need to be I'll keep slipping farther But once I hold on, I won't let go 'til it bleeds Verse 2: Wish I was too dead to care If indeed I cared at all Never had a voice to protest So you fed me sh** to digest I wish I had a reason; my flaws are open season For this, I gave up trying One good turn deserves my dying Chorus: You don't need to bother; I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther But once I hold on, I won't let go 'til it bleeds Verse 3: Wish I'd died instead of lived A zombie hides my face Shell forgotten with its memories Diaries left with cryptic entries Chorus: (Changed) And you don't need to bother; I don't need to be I'll keep slipping farther But once I hold on, I won't let go 'til it bleeds Last Chorus: (Changed) You don't need to bother I don't need to be I'll keep slipping farther But once I hold on I'll never live down my deceit