Lyrics
They hang the bag, they call it hope Drip by drip, a tightening rope Said this would save me, didn't say how much It costs to be saved by a killing touch [Verse 2] Burns going in, comes out as ash Hair on the pillow, hands that shake and crash Mouth full of metal, stomach turned to war I don't recognize myself anymore [Pre-Chorus] They tell me it's working, they tell me to fight But the cure and the cancer feel the same some nights [Chorus] Poison that saves me, poison that breaks me Killing the killer, but it's killing me too Tell me which one of you I'm supposed to thank When I can't tell the difference between you [Verse 3] Nurses with kind eyes, needles that don't lie Counting down chambers I crawl in to die A little bit closer, a little bit less Is this surviving, or is this just less mess [Pre-Chorus] They tell me it's working, they tell me to fight But the cure and the cancer feel the same some nights [Chorus] Poison that saves me, poison that breaks me Killing the killer, but it's killing me too Tell me which one of you I'm supposed to thank When I can't tell the difference between you [Bridge — stripped, raw] Nobody warns you that healing can feel like dying slower. Nobody warns you the medicine asks for pieces of you it never gives back. I'm still paying. I don't know yet what it's buying. [Final Chorus — heaviest, distorted] Poison that saves me, poison that breaks me Burn it all down if it means I get free I'll bleed for the chance, I'll crawl through the flame Just tell me at the end I still know my own name