Death Rattle

The schizophrenic voice inside my head reminds me of the other side
Of personality, where crazy meets an ego
Frozen in a memory
Itching in my mind again
And crawling up my spine again

I'm paranoid and overwhelmed by every danger and amusement
I forget the words I write before I scratch them out
Onto a paper napkin I lost in Brooklyn
You keep me wanting to gut it out

I'm ugly, as well
I rattle... with you
You're foolish, you tell
I know you used to know me well

Don't let go, death rattle
Get out of my head, out of my head
You can't say no, you can't say no

I'm cold and nervous, getting closer to the naked truth
Within my thoughts and nightmares growing older
I cannot begin to even catch the madness, or the sadness
It keeps me open; you want me broken

When I wrote all of these many years ago for you
But not for now, for when you need me
This is for when that time comes
And if I die before that happens I hope you'll agree

I'm ugly, as well
I rattle... with you
You're foolish, you tell
You know, I used to know you well

Don't let go, death rattle
I'm out of my head, get out of my head
You can't say no, you can't say no

You know I'm ugly, as well
I rattle... with you
You're foolish, you tell
I know you used to know me well

Don't let go, death rattle
Get out of my head, I'm out of my head
You can't say no, you can't say no