[Verse]
I turned from the world, but the world turns me
They show you the way, but I can't even breathe
So I grit my gnashing teeth against a fence I cannot see
And wish to fucking hell there was no in-between
Secondly but first of all, just because and why
I list the constant questions, I kept them all inside
But you won't give your thoughts to me, so I won't give you mine
And you won't waste your words on me, so I won't waste your time

[Pre-Chorus]
You betray everything when you refuse to see
The truth of your trial is lost so listlessly
You watch us go by as we laugh and we cry
You look down and realize you're not who you think
Could there be anything?

[Chorus]
Embracing the pendulum, so I do not fall behind
And I'm weaker than the next in line
So I'll do my best to represent the evidence of all that I've spoken

[Refrain]
With a withered, twisted finger, you're turnin' back the time
With a withered, twisted finger, you push 'em all in line
You smash to fucking bits your world, when everything's alright
You smash to fuckin' bits my world, when everything is fine
With a withered, twisted finger, you're turnin' back the time
With a withered, twisted finger, you push 'em all in line
You smash to fuckin' bits your world, when everything's alright
You smash to fuckin' bits my world, when everything is fine
[Pre-Chorus]
And you betray everything when you refuse to see
The truth of your trial is lost so listlessly
You watch us go by as we laugh and we cry
You look down and realize you're not who you think
So could there be anything?

[Chorus]
Embracing the pendulum so I do not fall behind
And I'm weaker than the next in line
So I'll do my best to represent the evidence of all that I've spoken

[Bridge]
Watch the world go by you each time
Feel this one day, forget the next
And live life through lies, empty inside
Wondering why
And just give it up, you're not for real
Don't know a thing 'bout how I feel
Just a lie because you try to believe
What you won't see and nothing's true
If you give up and if you lose
And run away when things get gray
I won't be left when you confess
When you admit you're full of shit
Can't comply and take your side
I understand that's all you have
It's just not enough
[Chorus]
There will never be anything
To justify your wasted life
You've fallen so far behind
And we're weak as our one best try
So I'll let it fall and die away
And whatever's left is forgotten, forgotten