Empire of Bug Dust

[Intro] I gave it everything I had... ...then I gave up. [Verse 1 ] I tried to climb, but the sky turned black Every step forward, just pulled me back I screamed in glass and stitched my soul But silence came and took control [Chorus] Pain is my only friend! It talks to me when I bleed again Cut to feel, just to be real Listen close — this is the deal Everyone leaves… Everyone fades… And I just rot in this static parade [Verse 2 ] Numb in mirrors, I wear their spit A ghost of a man who can't commit To life, to death, to anything Just insect wings and broken strings [Chorus] Pain is my only friend!! I scream to see if I feel again If I could start again One million miles from this skin On a distant planet, far from sin Where I am not... This thing within [Bridge ] Empire... Of bug dust and bone I hate myself And I live alone [Breakdown] [whispering voice] Listen to me, my only friend... In the next life... maybe I save myself... Maybe I… [Screaming voice] I SAVE MYSELF!! [Final Chorus] Pain is the only voice In this static-wrapped choice I built my cage, I lost the key Now bug dust rains inside of me If I could start again On a planet where I'm not me... I’d bury this skin beneath a star And dream of what I’ll never be… [Outro] i hate myself... i hate myself... ...in the next life... ...maybe...