The substance of my soul rips
A wound only you can mend
I know I labor under a curse
But sometimes I can pretend

Something always comes along
To put me back in my place
Fate denies me any love from you
God just laughs in my face
There's no reason for me to die
There's no reason for me to die
There's no reason for me to die
But the pain of living

Touch me once more I beg of you
Watch me weep, watch my tears as they burn me
My pain is yours, my life is yours, my soul screams in me
When I die, at least then you'll be free of me
And my pathetic dreams

I lean on you close enough
To feel your every breath
Sorrow wrenches my will from me
Then I ache for my death
There's no reason for me to die
There's no reason for me to die
There's no reason for me to die
But the pain of living

Touch me once more I beg of you
Watch me weep, watch my tears as they burn me
My pain is yours, my life is yours, my soul screams in me
When I die, at least then you'll be free of me
And my pathetic dreams

Angels cry from above
Demons laugh from below
I touch two fingers to the wound on my chest
And feel my heart's blood flow
There's no reason for me to die
There's no reason for me to die
There's no reason for me to die
But the pain of living

Touch me once more I beg of you
Watch me weep, watch my tears as they burn me
My pain is yours, my life is yours, my soul screams in me
When I die, at least then you'll be free of me
And my pathetic dreams