[INTRO] Yeah... [VERSE 1 ] Did I kill the screen before I crawled in bed Or is that just the static screaming in my head Shut out the world and kill the lights Does anybody else struggle through these nights [The tenor sax plays a weeping, bluesy fill between the vocal lines] I pray for the best but I expect the worst Living inside of this silent curse The air gets thin I can barely think Inch by inch I'm standing on the brink [PRE-CHORUS] The water is rising I can't hear a sound I'm screaming for help But I'm gagged and I'm bound Pull me up... pull-pull-pull me in... [CHORUS] Look me in the eye and lie to me Tell me it's not really the end Look me in the eye and lie to me I need to hear it again Pull me up, pull me in Wash away every sin Look me in the eye And lie to me [POST-CHORUS] I heard you screaming through the wall last night Couldn't tell if you were losing or just losing the fight You wear the smile like it's armor plated steel But armor only works if there's something left to feel [VERSE 2] Who am I now, where did I go Paint on the smile and put on the show [tenor sax mimics West Coast whine but raw, jazzy grit] It took all my hopes it took all my dreams And tore them apart at the seams I haven't moved I haven't spoken God it's true I guess I'm broken They say it gets better stick to the plan But the target is missing the heart of the man [PRE-CHORUS] The water is rising I'm screaming for help But I'm gagged and I'm bound Pull me up Pull me in [CHORUS] Look me in the eye and lie to me Tell me it's not really the end Look me in the eye and lie to me I need to hear it again Pull me up, pull me in Wash away every sin Look me in the eye And lie to me [BRIDGE] Here is the cure just swallow the pill Ignore the fact that nothing feels real Stand up straight and fall in line Don't let me ruin it one more time [EMO RAP EXPLOSION] Everyone's watching the room starts to spin You're in the back you're shedding your skin Rocking back and forth off the rails While they keep smiling while everything fails You said you're fine — yeah I know how that goes Painting your pain in places nobody goes I see the letter washing up on the shore [DJ Spinback FX] I'm not letting you disappear anymore! [VERSE 4] Male: I want to be better I want to be more Female: But you're still standing right here at the door Male: Not looking for likes not looking for hope Female: Just put down whatever you're using to cope Both: Just painting the pain Just painting the pain Just painting the pain….WITHOUT USING A ROPE! [GUITAR & SAX RE-MIX SOLO] [FINAL CHORUS] Look me in the eye and lie to me Tell me it's not really the end Look me in the eye and lie to me Say it until I believe it again Pull me up, pull me in Wash away sin Look me in the eye And lie to me It's not the FUCKING End...
