I find the nerve and make it scream I turn the dial and watch you break Every nerve becomes my instrument Every thought I twist and remake I can strip the ache that haunts you Hollow you until you're numb Or feed the fire till your mind unravels Till you're begging for the end to come You feel it burning You've always known There's something clawing To take the throne You can't outrun the pain that owns you You can't undo what I've begun I am the wound that never closes I broke you first — I'll break you till you're done Break it — bleed it — crush it — bow to me I am the oldest pain you've ever known Flesh is just a door I open Grief is just a string I pull I break you fast, or break you slowly Till your body and your mind go dull Some I burn to breathless screaming Some I drown in silent dread I decide how long you're suffering I decide when you wish you were dead You feel it burning You've always known There's something clawing To take the throne You can't outrun the pain that owns you You can't undo what I've begun I am the wound that never closes I broke you first — I'll break you till you're done Break it — bleed it — crush it — bow to me I am the oldest pain you've ever known You called it torment, called it curse Gave it a thousand names to shrink it small Your language means nothing before me I stand and strike, I never retreat I am not your punishment I'm not the price you pay I am the tyrant beneath your skin And I was born to reign You can't outrun the pain that owns you You can't undo what I've begun I am the wound that never closes I broke you first — I'll break you till you're done Break it — bleed it — crush it — bow to me I am the oldest pain — the oldest pain — you've ever known
