As I Lay Dying
Cauterize
[Intro]
Go!

The truth of my heart
Is like a repressed tale
A censored and silenced story

[Verse 1]
Repression or restraint
It is a delicate balance
Between bleeding out
What will make me drown
And closing in
What I cannot afford to spill

[Pre-Chorus]
Either way, I must cauterize
Cauterize the open wound

[Chorus]
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell
[Verse 2]
And if these are the only options
This will always be hell
Never ending
Though I still may be breathing
There is no quality of life
So, I choose to risk it all for you
For you to be by my side
(My side)

[Chorus]
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell

[Bridge]
A crowd is easy to deceive
But now I am a patient on the table
I'll give you the knife
Cut away as you see fit

[Guitar Solo]
[Refrain]
Just promise me the patience
To wait for me to heal

[Chorus]
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell

[Outro]
I'm caught between the feeling
Of being pulled apart
Or stuffed into a cell