​needs of the many

[Intro]
It's not a cage when it's for your own good
I'm sorry
I didn't mean to kill the mood
But at least I won't burn you up
Like I did the others

[Verse 1]
I've been playing at
I've been playing at self-worth again
Ain't it fun to play pretend?
I've been pulling for
I've been pulling for something different
But the same is all I get
(Woo!)

[Chorus]
Don't get near me
I'll only sear your skin
In the state I'm in
Don't you free me
I know it'll happen again
My friends
Don't get near me
I'll only sear your skin
In the state I'm in
Don't you free me
I know it'll happen again
My friends

[Verse 2]
Heart's been beating for
Heart's been bеating for decades at least
What I'd givе to be at peace
I've been ripping out
I've been tearing up sutures lately
It's only fair that I should bleed
I've been staring at
I've been staring at
These four walls
Dwelling on lost possibilities
I've been burning up
I've been burning out
Instability is such a silly thing

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, here we go again

[Chorus]
Don't get near me
I'll only sear your skin
In the state I'm in
Don't you free me
I know it'll happen again
My friends
Don't get near me
I'll only sear your skin
In the state I'm in
Don't you free me
I know it'll happen again
My friends

[Bridge]
I'm locked in here for your own good
I'm locked in here for your own personhood
I'm locked in here for your own good
I'm locked in here for your own personhood
I'm locked in here for your own good
I'm locked in here for your own personhood
I'm locked in here for your own good
I'm locked in here for your own personhood

[Chorus]
Don't get near me
I'll only sear your skin
In the state I'm in
Don't you free me
I know it'll happen again
My friends
Don't get near me
I'll only sear your skin
In the state I'm in
Don't you free me
I know it'll happen again
My friends

[Outro]
My friends
My friends
My friends
My friends