[Intro]
I tell you this because
As an artist, I think you'll understand
[Verse 1]
I'll be quiet to keep you quiet
Don't concern yourself with my slow dying
Through the vents I hear you sigh
I don't get too high these days
Your floor is my ceiling
Lights out, you can't come in
[Pre-Chorus]
If you don't remind me, I won't forget you
If you don't ask, I won't upset you
[Chorus]
I am jet black
I am stone cold
Jet black to the center
Funny like a funeral
I need you to bury me
[Verse 2]
White noise in black room dust
These hands long for one last touch
Hourglass all out of trust
I don't scratch so I won't itch
I don't reach so I won't miss
I taste our last kiss
[Pre-Chorus]
If you don't remind me, I won't forget you
If you don't ask, I won't upset you
[Chorus]
I am jet black
I am stone cold
Jet black to the center
Funny like a funeral
I need you to bury me
[Bridge]
This is the cure, the same as the symptom
Simple and pure, break to keep fixing
Patiently nurse, patient and nurse
This is the part I wouldn't show you
The part where you say, "I don't even know you"
This is your cue, be glad that it's through
[Chorus]
I am jet black
I am stone cold
Jet black to the center
Funny like a funeral
I need you to bury me
[Outro]
Sometimes, when I'm driving on the road at night
I see two headlights coming toward me, fast
I have this sudden impulse to turn the wheel quickly
Head-on into the oncoming car
I can anticipate the explosion
The sound of shattering glass
The flames rising out of the flowing gasoline
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