[Verse]

I turned from the world, but the world turns me

They show you the way, but I can't even breathe

So I grit my gnashing teeth against a fence I cannot see

And wish to fucking hell there was no in-between

Secondly but first of all, just because and why

I list the constant questions, I kept them all inside

But you won't give your thoughts to me, so I won't give you mine

And you won't waste your words on me, so I won't waste your time

[Pre-Chorus]

You betray everything when you refuse to see

The truth of your trial is lost so listlessly

You watch us go by as we laugh and we cry

You look down and realize you're not who you think

Could there be anything?

[Chorus]

Embracing the pendulum, so I do not fall behind

And I'm weaker than the next in line

So I'll do my best to represent the evidence of all that I've spoken

[Refrain]

With a withered, twisted finger, you're turnin' back the time

With a withered, twisted finger, you push 'em all in line

You smash to fucking bits your world, when everything's alright

You smash to fuckin' bits my world, when everything is fine

With a withered, twisted finger, you're turnin' back the time

With a withered, twisted finger, you push 'em all in line

You smash to fuckin' bits your world, when everything's alright

You smash to fuckin' bits my world, when everything is fine

[Pre-Chorus]

And you betray everything when you refuse to see

The truth of your trial is lost so listlessly

You watch us go by as we laugh and we cry

You look down and realize you're not who you think

So could there be anything?

[Chorus]

Embracing the pendulum so I do not fall behind

And I'm weaker than the next in line

So I'll do my best to represent the evidence of all that I've spoken

[Bridge]

Watch the world go by you each time

Feel this one day, forget the next

And live life through lies, empty inside

Wondering why

And just give it up, you're not for real

Don't know a thing 'bout how I feel

Just a lie because you try to believe

What you won't see and nothing's true

If you give up and if you lose

And run away when things get gray

I won't be left when you confess

When you admit you're full of shit

Can't comply and take your side

I understand that's all you have

It's just not enough

[Outro]

There will never be anything

To justify your wasted life

You've fallen so far behind

And we're weak as our one best try

So I'll let it fall and die away

And whatever's left is forgotten, forgotten