"The Hard Way" lyrics

You can tell me what to do
Just open wide and let me through
I spit in the face of
Uncertainty, joyously
Blurt out the lines in a life that's not
Mine

As I roam these empty walls
I find no comfort in your calls
To make my decisions
I can't help envisioning
All of the paths that my life couldn't
Have

Cut out the middleman
Kill me yourself (Just kill me)
Won't you humble me
Teach me a lesson (Come find me)
The hard way
You can talk down to me ([?])
I'll never mind
But don't act surprised when I leave you
Behind

Break my bones and break my heart
Tear my pointless world apart
Make me your puppet
Come on, string me up
Make me sing like a marionette. Pull my
Strings

Cut out the middleman
Kill me yourself (Just kill me)
Won't you humble me
Teach me a lesson (Come find me)
The hard way
You can talk down to me ([?])
I'll never mind
But don't act surprised when I leave you
Behind

All I have left is the sound of my voice
The echoes of begging you to make the right choice
Trick me to think
That your silence is noise
Your company I have come to
Enjoy

God, you must hate me
Go on, tune me out
Ignore the whole point
Cloud my vision with doubt
You can provide me the ache that I strive for
Torture me, torment me
Make me alive

You can tell me what to do (All I have left is the sound of my voice)
Just open wide and let me through (The echoes of begging you to make the right choice)
I spit in the face of (Trick me to think)
Uncertainty, joyously (That your silence is noise)
Blurt out the lines in a life that's not (Your company I have come to)
Mine (Enjoy)

Cut out the middleman
Kill me yourself (Just kill me)
Won't you humble me
Teach me a lesson (Come find me)
The hard way
You can talk down to me (Ignore me yes) ([?])
I'll never mind
But don't act surprised when I leave you
Don't act surprised when I leave you
Don't act surprised when I leave you
Behind