Just lay down the gun and go to sleep
Pray as hard as steel your soul to keep
It's ugly business burning bridges
Ugly business building up those walls
You'll be wasting precious bullets
Taking shots at anything that crawls
You, you're gonna turn your heart to stone
Trying to beat this thing down on your own
So you were brought up in a house
Where hearts weren't worn upon your sleeve
You were taught that men are strong
They don't bend, and that's what you believe
I can see your back is against the wall
You keep hoping for the best
But, the hammer's gonna fall
For three days you've been laying on the floor
Dusty light cuts in beneath the door
Genius? maybe, a junkie and pathetic, that I know
If I were you I'd amputate it
Cut it off before it starts to grow
I can see your back is against the wall
You keep hoping for the best
But, the hammer's gonna fall
The hammer's gonna fall…