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 in 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

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

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