[Verse 1]

Leave it all behind you

That's fine

But sometimes

The buried comes crawling back to you

[Pre-Chorus]

You were gone, I paid your price

You left your mark, my sacrifice

This open wound where you can hide

To look away and bite the knife

[Chorus]

Cauterize

When it bleeds

Burn away the broken lies

That I still believe

Meet the flame

Let it inside

And cauterize

I'll cauterize you

[Verse 2]

The innocence you pretend

That's mine

The proof of you

Is written on my skin

[Chorus]

Cauterize

When it bleeds

Burn away the broken lies

That I still believe

Meet the flame

Let it inside

And cauterize

I'll cauterize you

[Bridge]

When the dead won't stay buried

From the war that is raging

Cauterize, cauterize, cauterize

[Interlude]

A thousand scars betray me

Oh, what's another one

At least they make me feel

Like I'm not the only one

Oh, am I the only one

Oh, are we the only ones

[Chorus]

Cauterize

When it bleeds

Wash away the broken lies

That I still believe

Meet the flame

Let it inside

And cauterize

I'll cauterize you

[Outro]

You, you, you, you