Contrary

So crack open my chest, help me see what's best for me But your iniquitous lies and your taciturn eyes will be All I remember when you slow, you will reap all that you sow Brick by brick, your foundation's crumbling You hold your head so high it's hard to see through the pride It must be fucking nice to think you're always right. Out of sight You walk the line 'case you're too blind to see your hate will turn to apathy And you'll burn before you ever reach the light It'll make you stagger this cloak and dagger keeps us conned Like vagabonds, we're set adrift, oblivious and listless in the night And all my failings push me closer to the railing Where I dare this death to pull me from my flight I'm so sick of your cause, had to wash my hands of it How can you shore up ranks when you're ankle deep in shit Just keep your head down as you drop in line, don't lag or you'll be left behind And you'll drag dead weight till you're dead enough to quit It's rather stunning, this cunning use of trickery That breaks me down and builds me back into the poster image of what's right This bitter spoon, full up with sucralose Can't dull the taste of bitterness and spite tonight You can't get something for nothing here, my friend You're just a charlatan preying on good intentions You would be the bane of me if I would let you be Determined to be contrary So crack open my chest, help me find myself again I couldn't find peace outside so I had to turn within Would you give all of your gold just to save your mortal soul When you know the fare is far cheaper for sin