before i forget

go!

stapled shut

inside an outside world and i'm

sealed in tight

bizarre but right at home

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

and 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 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'm

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!

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!

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 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!

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah

oh!