[intro] [Verse 1] Come children, let me spin you a tale About a storm trapped within my skull Cacophony of unwelcome notions Leaving me weighted and painfully full The hope choked, cruelly hushed and crushed See the light within being smothered By imps and fiends who forever mutter poisoned curses without number! [chorus] Cracks are forming Brain is storming Thoughts intrude Without warning Eyes stuck open wide Don't know how I will survive Bleeding inside Cuts growing wide Can't recall Last time I cried How can I abide a Catastrophe of Nine Lives? [Verse 2] How should the tale proceed along Should it be bloody tragedy Or should I find courage and be strong Overcome the impending miseries Can I rise above my maelstrom? Can I weather my own thunderstorm? Will it all strike me cold and dumb, Or will I rise fierce, fighting, free and warm [chorus] Cracks are forming Brain is storming Thoughts intrude Without warning Eyes stuck open wide Don't know how I will survive Bleeding inside Cuts growing wide Can't recall Last time I cried How can I abide a Catastrophe of Nine Lives? [Verse 3] Ingest many sweet medicines Sit and write riddles in the empty tome Do all the things the doctor says Will make the intruders leave me alone And may be, one day, I'll be better Stand firm upon my own two feet But until I trounce, denounce my demons I find they help to keep me complete [chorus] Cracks are forming Brain is storming Thoughts intrude Without warning Eyes stuck open wide Don't know how I will survive Bleeding inside Cuts growing wide Can't recall Last time I cried How can I abide a Catastrophe of Nine Lives? [closing] [close]
