Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(So, so cold and tired...)

Verse 1

I hate myself,

more than I ever let on.

I'm burned out at twenty-two.

I lived too fast and I loved too much and I'll die too young,

but I chose this cup that I drank from.

Knew what I was getting into.

But I couldn't let out what I had to keep in.

I'm ashamed of myself and unspeakable sins,

that I've committed, and

Chorus

I've made mistakes,

but I'll find my way.

There's no explanation for,

the things I've failed at before.

They can't hold my hand.

It just hurts to be a man,

Through the tortures of the damned.

Verse 2

If I only had an axe,

I'd sever the ties I've made with the world.

Maybe I can be a stranger,

in a strange place.

If I start now, maybe I can be saved.

If I only had a mask,

I'd cover these bleeding eyes.

They're bloodshot now but they'll be black by dawn.

If I wake up now, I can be pure again.

Chorus

Bridge

Look at me now, I'm on the tracks with my back

toward the last train leaving town. [x4]

Chorus

Chorus

Key Change!]

I've made mistakes,

but I'll find my way.

There's no explanation for,

the things I've failed at before.

They can't hold my hand.

It just hurts to be a man,

Through the tortures of the damned.

[C#m until end]