First Words

I don’t pick my fights they pick me And all your words they stick to me The more we try the less there’s a winner My blood runs thin, but my skin is thinner It’s a sign when we’re falling in line That our kind is a dying breed You can try playing with the facts short-term But you won’t succeed, but you know At my best I’m still your worst And of them all, these words came first Hold me up, don’t hold me back Today my brain’s under attack It’s hell, I’m feeling so angry with myself For the damage I’m doing to my health And you feed me all I know with your own special twist I want to defend myself but resist, it’s hell At my best I’m still your worst And of them all, these words came At my best I’m still your worst And of them all, these words came first Take a breath, take a rest, you don’t know what is best Take a breath, take a rest, take a hold Take a breath, take a rest, you don’t know what is best Take a breath, take a rest, take a hold Take a breath, take a rest, you don’t know what is best Take a breath, take a rest, take a hold Don’t hold me back Take a breath, take a rest, you don’t know what is best Take a breath, take a rest, take control At my best I’m still your worst And of them all, these words came At my best I’m still your worst And of them all, these words came first Hold me up, don’t hold me back Today my brain’s under attack