Stapled shut inside an outside world
And I’m sealed in tight
Bizarre but right at home
I’m claustrophobic closing in
And I’m catastrophic
Not again
I’m smeared across the page and doused in gasoline
I wear you like a stain
Yet I’m the one who’s obscene
Catch me up on all your sordid little insurrections
I’ve got no time to lose
I’m just caught up in all the cattle
Fray the strings
Through the sheathes
Hold your breath
Listen
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
I’m ripped across the ditch and settled in the dirt
And I wear you like a stitch
Yet I’m the one who’s hurt
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions
I’ve got no right to win
I’m just caught up in all the battles
Locked in clutch
Pushed in place
Hold your breath
Listen
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
My end, it justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
The end of the road is my end
It justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
I haven’t time to evade
The end of the road
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
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