Ballad Of The Fifty-Four
One was just to know
Two was out of desperation
Three was for the sensation
Four began my addiction
Five was to feel again
Six was for the high
Seven was to kill her voice
Eight was for his
Nine was to distract me
Ten to help my heart
Eleven was for survival
Twelve was just for the need
Thirteen I craved the pain
Fourteen I had no choice
Fifteen I didn't try to stop
Sixteen had to bleed
Seventeen dug so deep
Eighteen can still be seen
Nineteen didn't soothe my soul
Twenty didn't bother to try
Twenty-One was caressed
Twenty-Two made me think
Twenty-Three had to be there
Twenty-Four replaced a tear
Twenty-Five marked a breakdown
Twenty-Six was mindless
Twenty-Seven stole my breath
Twenty-Eight there was so much blood
Twenty-Nine was different from the rest
Thirty tried to take my thoughts
Thirty-One wanted me dead
Thirty-Two I gave up fighting
Thirty-Three was just a number
Thirty-Four was nothing special
Thirty-Five another drop of pain
Thirty-Six caused no tears
Thirty-Seven cut through others
Thirty-Eight I thought was the end
Thirty-Nine had me possessed
Forty was part of a countdown
Forty-One was third in line
Forty-Two I used maybe too much pressure
Forty-Three is still brand new
Forty-Four proved I can't be strong
Forty-Five took my will to live
Forty-Six no second guessing
Forty-Seven a different direction
Forty-Eight it's too late now
Forty-Nine another crime
Fifty just a passing number
Fifty-One not a second later
Fifty-Two I want to be able to stop for you
Fifty-Three countdown's almost done
Fifty-Four will there be anymore?