Won't go back
[Intro — whispered, staccato] Dig him up, dig him up, why you digging him up? Dig him up, dig him up — shovel hitting the box… [Verse 1 — rapped, tight and clipped] I put a man in the ground with my own two hands No funeral, no flowers, no final stands Changed the locks on my chest, threw away the key Now you’re picking at the grave like you miss him, see? Taking, taking, little pieces while I smile Mistaking mercy for a doormat all the while I gave you grace — you called it soft I turned my cheek — you wrote it off [Pre-Chorus — melodic, rising, deceptively calm] He’s long gone… he’s long gone… But you keep knocking on the coffin lid He’s long gone… he’s long gone… You really wanna meet the thing I hid? [Chorus — full eruption, screamed] WHY does everybody want the bad guy BACK?! Feeding him your poison till the kindness cracks! You’ll be sorry, sorry, SORRY when he’s free — ‘Cause it won’t go back easy, it won’t go back in me! [Verse 2 — rapped, faster, more venom] Every hand I ever fed is showing teeth now Every bridge I ever built, you burn it, screaming “jump” now Generosity’s a wound if you keep it open — You been bleeding me for years and calling it devotion Vultures dressed as friends, circling politely Picking off the pieces of the man I built up nightly You want the monster? Keep testing the fence ’Cause the last of my patience is my only defense [Pre-Chorus 2 — same melody, darker lyric] He’s long gone… he’s long gone… But I can hear him breathing through the floor He’s long gone… he’s long gone… And you’re the ones who built him a door [Chorus — repeat, screamed] WHY does everybody want the bad guy BACK?! Feeding him your poison till the kindness cracks! You’ll be sorry, sorry, SORRY when he’s free — ‘Cause it won’t go back easy, it won’t go back in me! [Bridge — quiet, almost sweet, then unhinged] I was trying to be better… (so much better) I was trying to be light… (such a good guy) But you kept stealing from me — STEALING FROM ME — Now the grave is open WIDE [Breakdown — half-time, heavy, spoken/growled] Kindness is a choice — (a choice, a choice) Not a weakness, not a leash, not a toy — You mistook the muzzle for the dog You mistook the silence for the fog One more theft… one more lie… One more hand in my pocket while you look me in the eye… (whispered) …and I let go. [Final Chorus — variation, biggest moment] NOW everybody’s got the bad guy BACK! You drained all the mercy till the kindness cracked! Don’t be sorry, sorry, SORRY — you knew! It won’t go back easy… ‘cause it don’t want to. [Outro — intro chant returns, fading, unsettling] Dug him up, dug him up, look what you dug up… Dug him up, dug him up… shovel’s in the box.
