"American Gothic" lyrics

Why don't I bleed like you
Don't cry the way that I have
Why don't I bleed like you
Someone tell me I'm a person too

Lurking in the darkness I'd attach myself
To a distant whisper cast upon aching heart strings
Unbeknownst to loved ones I've detached myself
And if the kiss of befalls me are they left with no one
I've been waiting for so long for something just like home

Why don't I bleed like you
Don't cry the way that I have
Why don't I bleed like you
Someone tell me I'm a person too
Why don't I bleed like you
You don't cry the way that I have

Why don't I bleed like you
You don't cry the way that I have
Why don't I bleed like you
Someone tell me I'm a person too

Been so long in misery
Just take me anywhere but home
Rotten floor underneath
Can't let go floating on my own

I suffered for so long I can't these feelings go
Cut all the rot out my flesh so only my spirit remains
Rip out a hole in my chest, behold the abyss
I been so tired so many times I been lost in my mind
I considered closing the coffin to lay this chapter to waste

Let me rot
Let me rot
I suffered for so long I can't these feelings go
Let me rot
Let me rot
Cut all the rot out my flesh so only my spirit remains
Rip out a hole in my chest, behold the abyss

Why don't I bleed like you
Why don't I bleed like you