Cross to Bier (Cradle of Bones)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm suicidal and maniacal To make it this far's a miracle I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy From the succubus to the incubus From the nonbelievers to the bottom-feeders Their crosshairs focused tightly on me [Pre-Chorus 1] They all want a little piece of me A little tiny piece of me Just take it all and leave me alone Just throw me on the pyre Gas it up and light that shit on fire And let me burn inside of my hallowed soul [Pre-Chorus 2] So lyrical it's criminal So criminal I'm institutional So institutional that I'll never escape So, I pray the Lord my soul to keep [Chorus] (Tear me off) Tear me off my cross to bier In my coffin so cold (Take me off) Take me from this cross I bear In my cradle of bones [Verse 2] I'm irrational and piratical Got no patience for satirical Fucking idiots that always strap me I've got no trust, I'm here to bust All the deceivers and the fucking cheaters My sympathy tank: bone-dry, on empty [Pre-Chorus 1] They'll take what they can get They'll take every little bit Everything that I hold dear to me So, fuck 'em all, the liars String 'em up and light that shit on fire Then we cut 'em down and bury 'em deep [Pre-Chorus 2] So lyrical it's criminal So criminal I'm institutional So institutional that I swallowed the key And I pray the Lord my soul to keep [Chorus] (Tear me off) Tear me off my cross to bier In my coffin so cold (Take me off) Take me from this cross I bear In my cradle of bones [Bridge] I'm always the one High in the treetop Life's hurricanes blow But my will is a rock So, when the bough breaks And it all falls apart Just carve your initials In my blackened heart [Guitar Solo] [Refrain] Carve your initials In my blackened heart [Pre-Chorus] So lyrical it's criminal So criminal I'm institutional So institutional that I'll never escape So let me go for Jesus' sake [Chorus] (Tear me off) Tear me off my cross to bier In my coffin so cold Take me from this cross I bear In my cradle of bones (Take me off) Rip me off my cross to bear Buried in a shallow hole (Take me off) Take me from this cross I bear In my cradle of bones