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...and 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'm ripped across the ditch and settled in the dirt
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 way-I'm just caught up in all the battles

Locked in clutch...pushed in place...hold your breath...and 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. (x2)

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
My every attempt 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. (x3)
yeah (x7)
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!