[Instrumental Opening] [Verse 1] I swam for thirty days divided by ten And I sunk for five years minus nine, I struggled for eighty thousand lives As I saw through the same, desperate eyes, I begged for an answer, some far off closure, I held on to manners, from my four leaf clover, Ready to grant a wish, but doing nothing but, Charming the abyss, a case open, and shut, And I get that I’m confused, Since I can’t find a reason why I’m sitting here, as the accused, With a mouth dry, Hanging on my reply [Instrumental Bridge] [Bridge] And I’ve got nothing But hocus pocus And I’ve got buzzing Moved out of focus And any second Comes the trial Yes any second You’ll let me waste my time, [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus] I would bet on luck If it came to it I’d pass the buck To lose the split, Though I know I can’t grow From the pit That I quit, I’m down low And I know I can’t go, Where I know, [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 2] A demon’s maw, a creature’s jaw, The black bird’s caw, a bed of straw, Hatred thaws, a loving gnaw, An offered paw, a bleeding claw, I would offer anything, I would pilfer everything, My sacrifice sanctifies A classified asking price, The world has my name And if I could put the blame On someone of greater shame Then I wouldn’t bear the fame Of being the one to claim That I lost the game, [Instrumental Bridge] [Bridge 2] So I’ve been conquered With a thought sponsored By a fate prospered Off of luck conjured, And any second Comes the trial Yes any second You’ll let me waste my time, [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus] I would bet on luck If it came to it I’d pass the buck To lose the split, Though I know I can’t grow From the pit That I quit, I’m down low And I know I can’t go, Where I know.., [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 3]
