The bleeding The screaming, was tearing me apart I'm better off without you and you're better off without me The beatings I remember when all the games began

To decompose It all will end in the dirt again Left to be one with the dirt again Cadaver filled carcasses flood the land Methodically emptied of bone and blood Sacrificing mortal beings never to subside Savage beatings pulverized and no one heard the

The bleeding The screaming, was tearing me apart I'm better off without you and you're better off without me The beatings I remember when all the games began

Bad luck don't bother me I'm used to misfortune, baby Used to the bitter end I'm used to trial and troubles 'Cause I never had a friend--bad luck Well, well, bad luck Well, I'm used to trial and troubles I'm used to takin' beatings Used to being alone

Saw things so much clearer Once you, once you (rearviewmirror) What I could not forgive I took a drive today Time to emancipate I guess it was the beatings made me wise But I'm not about to give thanks, or apologize I couldn't breathe, holdin' me down