Incentives - Better Off lyrics

I dropped my heart off the edge of the world My bones lay broken, my hands lay cold Still I find myself digging down More than content to douse the flame Just put it out I'm happier alone Bury my emotions deep down below At least I know where I stand now God only knows, why I ever cared There's a void in me, tear out my conscious so I can breathe It's all I know, I'll cut the roots before they grow I'm well aware that embers fade Once promising lights all flickering out I'm wide awake Forever caught up in this endless race And It's happening again Even though these tides may carry me to happier days This stagnant ocean won't wash me away There's every chance I'll regret the space that I created When times pa**es by maybe this space can be re-allocated Take me back to a time when I was whole