my teeth hurt

i look out from my own eyes like a diver from a mask

i'm deep inside a worldview i know can never last

my teeth hurt

the cause unclear

pulled out some black material lodged in my inner ear

my teeth hurt

i don't know why

i refuse to call this living life and i refuse to die

i turn the amp up high and my incisors start to scream

the treble's like a root canal

the bass is oral surgery

i turn the music louder as a test of my endurance

i don't believe in novacaine or have dental insurance

my teeth hurt and i don't care

the ache inside reminds my mind my body's really there

that's right

my teeth hurt

but i don't complain

when pleasure lets you down

you learn to lean into the pain

i look out from my own eyes like a diver from a mask

i don't know how i'm doing lately

fuck you if you ask

i know my teeth hurt

but i don't seek a cure

i'm not sure i can bite the hand that feeds me anymore

i'm sure my teeth hurt

but again

i don't know why

i brushed and brushed

i must just be a teeth hurt kind of guy