you can't forget her face
you should forget her name
you need another lover, but you say it's not the same
you're playing in the ashes
warm your fingers in the flames
and when you burn you know that you're the only one to blame

you like to wallow in the feeling
you like to suffer for your art
you use your cutting words to tear yourself apart
you like to paint yourself in corners
you like your back against the wall
the pain of impact never dulls the thrill of the fall

yeah, you know what you're doing
but that don't make it right
you cling to threads and you won't give them up without a fight
well, you're already fallen
you say you can't let go
i've got a shoulder you can land on, if you need it let me know

you like to wallow in the feeling
you like to suffer for your art
you use your cutting words to tear yourself apart
you like to paint yourself in corners
you like your back against the wall
the pain of impact never dulls the thrill of the fall

you've got a thousand pictures
they're worth a million words
you said they're souvenirs
that wasn't what i heard

you like to wallow in the feeling
you like to suffer for your art
you use your cutting words to tear yourself apart
you like to paint yourself in corners
you like your back against the wall
the pain of impact never dulls the thrill of the fall
thrill of the fall
thrill of the fall

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