Stapled shut  inside an outside world
And I'm sealed in tight  bizarre but right at home
I'm claustrophobic  closing in
And I'm catastrophic  not again
I'm smeared across the page and doused in gasoline
I wear you like a stain, yet I'm the one who's obscene
Catch me up on all your sordid little insurrections
I've got no time to lose - I'm just caught up in all the cattle
Fray the strings throw the shapes hold your breath listen
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that [x2]
I'm ripped across the ditch and settled in the dirt
And I wear you like a stitch, yet I'm the one who's hurt
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions
I've got no right to win - I'm just caught up in all the battles
Locked in clutch pushed in place hold your breath listen
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that [x2]
My end, it justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
The end of the road and my end
It justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
The end of the road
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that [x3]