[Verse 1]
You beat me down when I was broken
You spit out lies when love was spoken
And then you took the only token I held dear
But ain't that you? You're just a bully
Now I see true and know you fully
You've gotta stop and I'm the only
One that's clear

[Chorus 1]
The mad dog kicks asleep
The mad dog ticks asleep and she aches
She aches
The mad dog runs in place
The mad dog dreams a race and she wakes
She wakes


Get clever
Get smart
Get away, ah!

[Verse 2]
Now that you used my life to scatter
Ain't got a thing for you to shatter
You want me madder than a hatter
So I'll be
I'll play my part, I'll be your freak show
I've learned the art your little meek show
An act Missouri's bound to 'call a sight to see
[Chorus 2]
The mad dog groans at dark
The mad dog moans a bark
Her brain
It spoils
The mad dog gnashes teeth
She foams and underneath
Her chain
Uncoils

[Verse 3]
My breath is quick and getting quicker
My hair is coarse and getting thicker
Is this a change or just a flicker
Of the night?
I'm overwhelmed by all my senses
Can't hear my thoughts and my pretenses
Fate to fight or flight

[Bridge]
Now I'm changing shape below an empty moon
Now I'm changing yet it will be over soon
It will all be over soon, when

[Chorus 3]
The mad dog strikes at last
She leaps the pounce too fast
Her prey
A feast
The mad dog tears apart
She lost her mind and heart
A beast
A beast
But now the dog grows still
The mad dog stays her will
And she cries, and cries
The mad dog lies in wait
She lies
Lies
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