Tattoos on my arms have faded through the years

Draw strength from my past to drive away the pain

There’s a hard pain in my gut

Some hate, but I don’t know what

There’s something under my pillow

There’s a stranger facing me in the mirror

If I had the nerve, I’d see the light today

But I don’t think I can take the games that people play

There’s a voice screaming in my ear

Saying everything I can’t stand to hear

A permanent scar in my head

There’s a stranger facing me in the mirror

If I could destroy everyone

And lay down with my loaded gun

I believe I’d feel okay

I’d rather lay in my own bed

And put that bullet through my head

It’s the only thing that I can take

If you’ve got a scrap of power you can understand

I’ll rip up my whole soul, show the world this man

There’s a coldness in my heart

And my thoughts turn to dark

My head starts to fail

There’s a stranger facing me in the mirror

If I could destroy everyone

And lay down with my loaded gun

I believe I’d feel okay

I’d rather lay in my own bed

And put that bullet through my head

It’s the only thing that I can take