Can't crack my fingers from the shape of a fist

Hanging like hammers at the ends of my wrist

Stiff as a board, kicking doors till the day that I die

Each disappointment, every whiff of regret

The up-tighter, shaky-lipped that I get

I'd wipe these tears but I can't risk another black eye

Oh why, oh why?

Why do all these thumbscrew thoughts take hold

And weaken my skull

Never

Turn the tension up and squeeze a little tighter

Push the tension up a little higher

Clench your knuckles up a little whiter

Till it all explodes

At the wrong time and place

Contents under pressure must find a way out

Oh, just shut it off

Can't shake this feeling that I've always been chased

And time gets heavier each second I waste

Slowing me down as the lion moves in for the kill

And stimulation must be constant and swift

Lest my mind be given chances to drift

Dr. Messiah save me now with your prayer of a pill

Oh why, oh why?

Why do all these thumbscrew thoughts take hold

And weaken my skull

Never

Turn the tension up and squeeze a little tighter

Push the tension up a little higher

Clench your knuckles up a little whiter

Till it all explodes

At the wrong time and place

Contents under pressure must find a way out

Oh, just shut it off

Just wait a second now 'cause there's always hope

Said the man with the necktie of rope

Watching the clock as he waits for the trap door to swing

Never

Turn the tension up and squeeze a little tighter

Push the tension up a little higher

Clench your knuckles up a little whiter

And it all explodes

At the wrong time and place

Contents under pressure must find a way out

Oh, just shut it off

My head's so full

My head's so full