I brought a pen to a knife fight 
I'm writing you off 
I'll aim my fist like a gun sight 
Do it myself so it's done right 
I'm twisting your words 
Back into blueprints and battle-lines 

I never asked to be the villain 
But if the shoe fits I'll wear it 
I'll grin and I'll [bad word] bear it 
Just so you know 
I'd walk for miles on burning coals 
That's how the story goes 

Cause I've been waiting by the Backdoor 
deadbolt keeping me at bay 
Cause I've been 
Yea I've been 
Sick of taking high roads 
So I'll set fire to the front porch 
The flames will funnel you my way 
Cause I've been 
Yea I've been waiting 
Patiently waiting with some bad blood 

Let's get the [bad word] out if dodge 
The hero's hanging from his soapbox in [bad word] garage. 
As panic spills on the streets 
You claim you wanna die together 
Just to make ends meet 

And I know 
And I know 
that the guilt will catch up 
The more that I [bad word] 
The more I get stuck 
I'm starting to stumble 
It's quicksand I'm [bad word] 
So I'll sink to your level 

Seems like white noise 
and static is all that I hear 
Feels like the devil is taking the wheel 
He's testing my mettle, 
I'm testing his steel 
With my foot on the pedal 

Cause I've been waiting by the Backdoor 
deadbolt keeping me at bay 
Cause I've been 
Yea I've been 
Sick of taking high roads 
So I'll set fire to the front porch 
The flames will funnel you my way 
Cause I've been 
Yea I've been waiting 
Patiently waiting with some bad blood 

Paper tiger 
Despite it's frame 
Can't withstand the wind and rain 
Paper tiger 
Burning bright 
Flames reveal it's harmless bite 

Cause I've been waiting by the Backdoor 
deadbolt keeping me at bay 
Cause I've been 
Yea I've been 
Sick of taking high roads 
So I'll set fire to the front porch 
The flames will funnel you my way 
Cause I've been 
Yea I've been waiting 
Patiently waiting with some bad blood