I’m clawing the dirt at the edge of the world
I’m losing my head for a headstrong girl
But I don’t care
Gonna find me a padded cell
She cracked a smile when I came apart
She took a stab at my bleeding heart
But I don’t care
Throw me into a padded cell
I don’t care if it all goes away
I don’t care if it blows up today
I’ll be fine if there’s nothing more to say
Leave me there with lights out
Lights out
Lights out
In a padded cell
She shot me down by the side of the road
I’m choking on bile while my brains explode
But I don’t care
Lock me into your padded cell
She’ll pull me in and lead me astray
Turn around and push me away
She won’t say what I need her to say
All I want is some rope to be tied
And some time to heal what’s left of my pride
As I climb up the walls
And fall back on my face
It’s lights out
Lights out
Lights out
Lights out
I think she’s scheming to skin me alive
Shred to the bone, will my soul survive?
Well I don’t care
I can sense her there
Watching me twist and tear
Hear me wail
Like a dog
Like a dog
Just a dog
Your dog
In your padded cell
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