Taken for granted, taken to task,
I lost my bearings, I...I dropped my mask,
I'm over the limit, under the curse,
Got sick on the main course, but here's the dessert.

You can almost hear a pin drop where it hurts the most,
You can feel the hammer fall after dad finishes his last work.

And I know I'm reeling,
Life goes so fast,
I know I'm bleeding - yeah, it's only a scratch.

And all of your maps are torn and rent,
Surveyor's findings are of dubious content,
With all that you swallowed, you're starving like before,
The entrance to your dream home looks like a prison door.

You can almost hear a pin drop where it hurts the most,
You can feel the hammer fall after dad's ugly work.

Say that you're dreaming,
The third time down fast,
And I know I'm bleeding, yes, but it's only a scratch,
It's only a scratch.

So, come all ye weary, ones that languish,
And come ye disconsolate and sore distressed,
I heard my dad's voice near the river of pain, near the river of love - they were one and the same.

You can almost hear a pin drop where it hurts the most,
You can hear the hammer fall after dad finishes his best work.

And I know I'm reeling,
Life, it goes fast,
And I know I'm bleeding, yeah, but it's only a scratch,
It's only a scratch,
It's only a scratch,
Yes, only a scratch.