My mouth is wired shut There's cannons in my ears Pressure on my chest I'm choking on your mirrored face Been tied up before And it's held me back for years Don't beat it down on me Don't beat it down on me Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down I feel the (suffocation) Pulling and pulling me towards you Away from (suffocation) The things I really must do You heart is sleeping into me Lessening the glee I'm not supposed to be I'm not supposed to be You heart is sleeping into me Lessening the glee I'm not supposed to be I'm not supposed to be unfree Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down Now how am I supposed to reach back And look upon my tracks Yeah look upon my tracks I keep making the same mistakes Giving all I have And leaving nothing to take Nothing to take Maybe I've mastered the art of being left behind Careful to leave any trace of being unkind I'm no deviant however impure There's just not much I'm willing to endure Tied Tied Tied Tied Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down Oh tied up I'm tied down