life used to be life-like   now it's more like show biz   i wake up in the night   and i don't know where the bathroom is   and i don't know what town i'm in   or what sky i am under   and i wake up in the darkness and i   don't have the will anymore to wonder   everyone has a skeleton   and a closet to keep it in   and you're mine   every song has a you   a you that the singer sings to   and you're it this time   baby, you're it this time      when i need to wipe my face   i use the back of my hand   and i like to take up space   just because i can   and i use my dress   to wipe up my drink   i care less and less   what people think   and you are so lame   you always disappoint me   it's kinda like our running joke   but it's really not funny   i just want you to live up to   the image of you i create   i see you and i'm so unsatisfied   i see you and i dilate      so i'll walk the plank and i'll jump with a smile   if i'm gonna go down   i'm gonna do it with style   and you won't see me surrender   you won't hear me confess   'cuz you've left me with nothing   but i've worked with less   and i learn every room long enough   to make it to the door   and then i hear it click shut behind me   and every key works differently   i forget every time   and the forgetting defines me   that's what defines me      when i say you sucked my brain out   the english translation   is i am in love with you   and it is no fun   but i don't use words like love   'cuz words like that don't matter   but don't look so offended   you know, you should be flattered   i wake up in the night   in some big hotel bed   my hands grope for the light   my hands grope for my head   the world is my oyster   the road is my home   and i know that i'm better   off alone