As long as I can remember I've lived with that ball and chain An inborn need within that screams out "Watch me once gain" It's never been that mean and sometimes it was funny But as years go by, a monster grew Like it's one leg too many Hold your breath Don't scratch the surface Tell me what you need But keep out for your own sake For I'm not what you believe (From the smell out of my wounds) You'll suffer You'll suffocate The stench from the swelling But this is not perversion, no to hurt it wasn't meant This inborn need within that screems out "Love me once again" (A malignant tumor devouring like cancer) I just want to absorb as much as I can swallow To feel myself alive. Oh no here comes a new addiction Got to reach out for redemption Why do I have to love to hurt? Why do I built the bridge I've burnt? Hold your breath, keep out, disappointment guaranteed Don't try to breathe, don't go too far, just keep away The stench from the swelling Danger unseen, stay where you are, just keep away The stench from the swelling