everything i thought was real

every dream, every feeling cold

all the ghosts i tried to run from

all the storms rusting into me

. . . SO TELL ME HOW TO FEEL

NOW THAT YOU AREN'T REAL

THERE'S NOTHING TO REVEAL



i ran on glass, broke my bones so i could find you

i cut myself to be around you

and when i bled, you disappeared

just like you knew i always feared

i closed my eyes, and climbed on you so i could breathe

i hung my noose around your tree

suffered addiction to the air around you

now my whole world exists without you



i was a son, i was an angel falling from heaven

i was a slave to your oppression

the prophets never spoke of reasons

for me or for my bitter freedom

you spit on me, filled my dirt with seeds of black

as i carved your name across my back

burned out my eyes into your sun

oh, can't you see now what you've done to me?



if i close my eyes, will this all go away?

if i take your pill, will it all fade away?

if i wake myself, will my darkness peel?

i can't sleep away because nothing is real.

if i close my eyes, will this all go away?

if i take your pill, will it all fade away?

if i wake myself, will my darkness peel?

i can't sleep, nothing left is real.

there's nothing left to feel

nothing left is real

there's nothing left to feel

so tell me how to feel