[intro instrumental] (ooh-oh-oh, oh-oh) (ooh-oh-oh, oh-oh) [verse 1] cold sweat pooling, mercury spiking, breathing erratic, temperature rising. symptomatic, borderline psychopathic, skin on fire, everything automatic. can't eat, can't sleep, can't get my head straight, got me all messed up, and it's getting too late. something in my bloodstream, something ain't right, one thought running circles every damn night. [pre-chorus] check my pulse, check my eyes, tell me how the hell i'm supposed to survive? pressure climbing, hands won't stop, tell me, doc... what have i got? [chorus] tell me what's wrong, what do you see? my nerves are lit, veins running hot, searching for an answer i haven't got. breathing erratic, can't hold it in, pulse jumping higher with you on my skin. symptomatic~ (ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh) i feel it kicking in, symptomatic~ (ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh) with you on my skin. [verse 2] needle in my finger, prick, drop, red, looking for a reason running through my head. numbers on the screen, wires on my chest, you keep saying "normal," then explain the rest. doc, level with me, what the fuck's going on? you keep saying i'm fine, but i know you're wrong. one look, i'm gone, you're under my skin, head's saying walk, body says give in. [pre-chorus] check my blood, check my brain, tell me why i'm shaking again. pressure climbing, jaw locked tight, tell me, doc... am i dying tonight? [chorus 2] symptomatic~ (ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh) i feel it kicking in, symptomatic~ (ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh) you're doing it again. it gets worse, it gets worse, every time you say my name. [bridge: stripped back] take my blood, run the tests, put the wires across my chest. you wanna know when this all began? you put your hands on me. got no business being here with your hands on me. erratic... automatic... psychopathic... symptomatic~ [final section: rhythm builds] you're a siren, bad news, baby, know what you're doing, know that you'll break me. power, power, pulling me in, head says get out, body says give in. fingers in my hair, god, i feel the rush, blood running hotter, can't get enough. will i see tomorrow? don't know. do i fucking care? don't care. just keep feeding the disease and pulling my hair. [final chorus] tell me what's wrong, what do you see? my nerves are lit, veins running hot, and i don't want relief. breathing erratic, pulse off the clock, temperature climbing, don't want it to stop. doc, i need your help, i've hit a high of 103. (ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh) symptomatic~ i feel it kicking in, symptomatic~ with you on my skin. fuck the cure, fuck getting clean, i don't know what you're doing, but keep doing it to me. it gets worse, it gets worse, when you're screaming my name. symptomatic~ (ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh) do it to me again. symptomatic~
