{Verse 1} Comforting skin next to me She said that I can never be Myself, when I die, I will be alone Listening to her heart, I can't feel anything Below my neck, and now my thoughts will take control {Chorus} And if you prefer I'll leave out all the details of this emptiness I feel And if you prefer I'll be around to listen to your softly spoken words {Verse 2} Darkness seems to make isolation easier I welcome my hallucinations Understandings of what I am will come undone As I spiral deeper into nothingness {Chorus} But if it helps me sleep I'll take out my frustration on my temporary skin If it helps me sleep I'll smoke until I never have another dream of you {Verse 3} Being in this space where nothing stays the same I feel this biting clawing pain inside my chest Fly against the window pain soon to die {Outro} Why does he try Why try