Rubble has covered my slate
Been counting the days
Since I've lost my way

Righteous hands with
A wayward heart
Spirit littered with sins
Got no good in my cards

Oh, I fear the unknown
And being written in stone
These waves aren't short of tidal

All I'll be when I croak's
A shameful bundle of bones
I wish that it was libel

Revelries with my high hopes and nightmares
These burdens that I wear
Stolen dreams and I'm the bitter thief

Go back and black out the bad history
Break bread with the guilty
I hate myself for who I'll never be

Blood runs thick
Mine's feeling like mud
Folks don't really want me
Just the person I was

Dwell on every mistake
And my past faults
Think I'll finally be fine
When the deadman walks

Can't perfect what I touch
Now I dread what I loved
My passion's in the morgue

Attentions gone wild
Doubts got me so mired
I wrote what's on the wall

Revelries with my high hopes and nightmares
These burdens that I wear
Stolen dreams and I'm the bitter thief

Go back and black out the bad history
Break bread with the guilty
I hate myself for who I'll never be

Oh, I'm the Midas of ruin
I'm no longer human
I'll leave behind an empty destiny

I'm the holes in the armor
The feet of a wanderer
The remnants of a faded memory

Half bitten nails
Can hardly breath
These highs and woes and forlorn roads
Have thrown me to my knees

Foam at the mouth
Fear's on my sleeves
I'm rich in tragedy
Yeah, I'm rich in tragedy
I hate myself for who I'll never be
I'll never be
Oh, I'm the bitter thief

Revelries with my high hopes and nightmares
These burdens that I wear
Stolen dreams and I'm the bitter thief