The Hard Way

You can tell me what to do
Just open wide and let me through
I spit in the face of uncertainty, joyously
Blurred are the lines in a life that's not
Mine

As I roam these empty halls
I find no comfort in your walls
As I make my decision
I can't help envisioning
All of the paths that my life couldn't
Have

Cut out the middleman
Kill me yourself (Just kill me)
Won't you humble me
Teach me a lesson (Come find me)
The hard way
You can talk down to me (I won't mind)
I'll never mind
But don't act surprised whеn I leave you
Behind

Brеak my bones and break my heart
Tear my pointless world apart
Make me your puppet
Come on, tie me up
Make me sing like a marionette
Pull my strings

Cut out the middleman
Kill me yourself (Just kill me)
Won't you humble me
Teach me a lesson (Come find me)
The hard way
You can talk down to me (I won't mind)
I'll never mind
But don't act surprised when I leave you
Behind

All I have left is the sound of my voice
The echoes of begging you to make the right choice
Trick me to think that your silence is noise
Your company I have come to
Enjoy

God, you must hate me
Go on, tune me out
Ignore the whole point
Cloud my vision with doubt
You can provide me the ache that I strive for
Torture me, torment me
Make me alive

You can tell me what to do
(All I have left is the sound of my voice)
Just open wide and let me through
(The echoes of begging you to make the right choice)
I spit in the face of (Trick me to think)
Uncertainty, joyously (That your silence is noise)
Blurred out the lines in a life that's not
(Your company I have come to)
Mine (Enjoy)

Cut out the middleman
Kill me yourself (Just kill me)
Won't you humble me
Teach me a lesson (Come find me)
The hard way
You can talk down to me (Ignore me yes)
I'll never mind (I won't mind)
But don't act surprised when I leave you
Don't act surprised when I leave you
Don't act surprised when I leave you
Behind