I’ve been burned out
I’ve been hated
I’ve been fucked up
And unsophisticated
A little foolish
A little jaded
I ain’t complaining
That karma’s been back-dated

And there’s nobody fading away here
Goddammit, well, it’s been this way for years

It’ll live forever
Just how it goes
Ain’t nothing better
Than mother-fucking rock & roll
It’ll never stop
We’ll never fold
Do yourself a favor
Turn off your radio

And there ain’t nobody fading away here
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
It’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years

Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years

I’ve been burned out
I’ve been hated
I’ve been fucked up
And unsophisticated
A little foolish
I barely made it
Told me to pay a price
So I fucking paid it

But there’s nobody fading away here
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Yes

Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years

Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
It’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years
Goddammit well it’s been this way for years

Good for me, for a time
All hell’s cubically contained
Staunched and bottled
Pressed and altered
And at the ready for the reins

The first tiny little shadows
Of my creepy little thoughts
Inhabit all that matters
And I lose by default

And I’ll never promise anything again
I’ll never promise anything again
I’ll never promise anything again

I set a dozen 12-step traps,
They’ve slid by every one
I never catch the little bastards
I really do wish that they’d own up

Those paranoid little fuckers
Take their paranoid little time
And when the mood rolls in
They’re bank-robbin’
And I’m a hostage who will drive

And I’ll never promise anything again
I’ll never promise anything again
I’ll never promise, never promise, never promise
Anything again, anything again
Never promise, never promise
Anything again, anything again
Never promise, anything again

Now I can only do so much
And I will never deviate
I hear myself take a deep breath
And think I must’ve wanted it this way

I remember all those little traps
I could not keep them in place
They were never stationed anywhere
They were terrorized and maimed

So tonight I’ve set a vigil
And my shadow’s all that’s cast
And the iron that’s encased it
Is doing all that one could ask

And I’ll never promise anything again
I’ll never promise anything again
I’ll never promise anything again, anything again
Never promise anything again
Never promise anything again, anything again
Never promise anything again

Well I’ll be leaving now, I thank you for the trouble
Your compassion seems to even up the score
Your ability to ridicule has left things at a stand still
And I don’t find it peculiar anymore

I didn’t drive here but I know that I was driven
And I trust that you would know to overcome
Just tick away the precious seconds of this minute
That have left us both alone and fucking numb

I’m amazed that I haven’t caved
And I still have faith in myself today
I’m no stranger to misbehavior
I’ve reframed every single failure

The promises we made weren’t broken but they’re fading
Neither one of us should be guilty or ashamed
It’s just a word I heard and maybe I don’t remember
Somewhere along the line I misbehaved

Yeah, I’m amazed that I haven’t changed
With all the rage in the world today, yeah
I’m no stranger to human nature
I’ve reframed every single failure

Missing pieces that are left out of the story
Painting over all things we didn’t like
It’s got something to do with what makes us all tick
There’s something there that eats us up inside.

I’m amazed that I haven’t caved
And I still have faith in myself today, yeah
I’m no stranger to misbehavior
I’ve reframed every single failure

I’m amazed that I haven’t caved
And I still have faith in myself today
I’m no stranger to misbehavior
Reframed every single failure

Every single failure
Every single failure
Every single failure