[Verse 1]

Trapped between these eyes

Mistrust, no compromise

Can't see the cause

Grasping at empty straws

Your love turned to scorn

Like a toxic thorn

Deepening despair

Psychotherapeutic care

[Chorus]

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

Dark thoughts within my brain

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

I struggle to be sane

[Verse 2]

Extricate your mind

Unchain the ties that bind you

Cover up your tracks

When the world is on your back

It's time to arise

Analyze words of the wise

Realize it's not your fault

When emotion launches its assault

[Pre-Chorus]

Acting irrational

False accusations

Make it impossible

Frustrations

[Chorus]

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

Dark thoughts within my brain

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

I struggle to be sane

[Guitar Solo - Alex Skolnick]

[Guitar Solo - Eric Peterson]

[Pre-Chorus]

Acting irrational

False accusations

Make it impossible

Frustrations

[Chorus]

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

Dark thoughts within my brain

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

I struggle to be sane

Shame…

Symptoms

(Suffering)

Blame…

Symptoms

My self-inflicted pain