I'm stepping up Gonna swing this heavy bat Oh, but you knew that And I'm chasing every base They're always two steps ahead I'm your loyal protege You brush your arms with a frown You go on and on about All the things you know that I'll find out And I want to understand Everything that I do It is always leading up to the point When you burst the bubble I am sure you will Not a bolt from the blue But the kick is harder Every time you burst the bubble I know you can, and you will I chose to submit to the string And I'm hanging on It's a big thread now And I try, but I can't Just ignore the glare Shining from the scissor blades You hold them over my head You brag on and on about Like a coach that's stormed from the dugout And I try to understand Everything that I do It is always leading up to the point When you burst the bubble I am sure you will Not a bolt from the blue But the kick is harder Every time you burst the bubble I know you can I am at your mercy now And it keeps on my knees But I did it to myself Yeah, yeah, I did it to myself Because you got your needle sharpened And I know just what's in store So I do it to myself Yeah, yeah, I did it to myself A burst bubble, I did it to myself A burst bubble You know that I did it to myself Yeah, I did it to myself A burst bubble