American Standard

Lyrics

A part of me, a part of me But it can't be me, but it can't be me (But it can't be me) It can't, it can't Oh God, it can't, oh God, it can't This meat on my waist, this meat on my waist It hangs off my waist, it hangs off my waist (It hangs off my waist) This meat on my arms, this meat on my arms It hangs off my arms (It hangs off my arms), it hangs off my arms This meat on my legs, this meat on my legs It hangs off my legs, it hangs off my legs This meat on my face, this meat on my face It hangs off my face, it hangs off my face (It hangs off my face) Sweats like I sweat, sweats like I sweat Cries like I cry, cries like I cry Reeks like I reek, reeks like I reek Bleeds like I bleed, bleeds like I bleed Fills up my home and swallows my bones (Fills up my home) Fills up my home and swallows my bones (And swallows my bones) It's something else, it's something else It can't be me Am I not enough? I am not enough Am I not enough? I am not enough Everything that you take Bend beyond the break Everything that you take Bend beyond the break Insect in my hand It knows only my palm I know it can think It needs to understand Insect in my hand It knows only my palm I know it can think It needs to understand I am all it will ever know I am all it will ever see I am all it will ever touch I am all it will ever love And so I tighten I tighten my hand It's what I have to say It's what I have to do Tell it like it is Tell it like the truth It will never fly 'Cause its wings are malformed It will never fly 'Cause its wings are malformed 'Cause it was born ruined Like I was born ruined I am all it will ever know I am all it will ever see I am all it will ever touch I am all it will ever love And so I tighten I tighten my hand It will never suspect It will never question It will never leave The tightening vice of my hand If released it would fly If released it would leave If released it would live A life without me I am all it will ever know I am all it will ever see I am all it will ever touch I am all it will ever love The bug stretches its neck The bug stretches its neck up to my face Like my face was the fucking sun Like my face was the fucking sun Tighten the hand that feeds Tighten the hand that takes Tighten the hand that feeds Tighten the hand that takes I tighten I tighten my hand Until the bones crack (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the heart bursts (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the blood runs (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the bug breaks (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the bones crack (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the blood runs (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the heart bursts (It will never be enough) I tighten I tighten my hand Until the bug breaks (It will never be enough) (It will never be enough) My throat is raw, muscles sore I am sweat and I am filth and I am failure My forehead rests on dried piss And twists of hair, and twists of hair An acrid film on the water I'm consumed by the stench of consumption I staple receipts to my stomach So I don't, so I don't do it all over again Carve it into my flesh So that I, so that I finally remember, remember Carve it into my flesh So that I, so that I finally remember, remember [?] Carve it (Carve it) Into my flesh (Into my flesh) So that I (So that I), so that I finally remember (Remember) Carve it (Carve it) Into my flesh (Into my flesh) So that I (So that I), so that I finally remember, remember [?]