I once had a reason,
I once had a water tight excuse 
for tasting the poison, 
for turning the thirsty creature loose 
out of my senses,
I let the piper call the tune 
dumb and defenseless 
lost in the endless afternoon

Once ran on nerves of steel, injured by cheap regret 
Deathwish I used to feel, weakness I can't forget

In love with the wasteland
In love with the girl I could not find
In love with the craving
I loved everything I left behind

But I got what I came for
I did the deal and I did the time 
The life that was wasted
I couldn't see that it was mine

Once ran on nerves of steal, injured by cheap regret 
Deathwish I used to feel, I can't forget 
twisted on every deal, I played too hard to get 
was my achilles heel, bad blood I had to let
death wish won't soon forget 
Bad blood I had to let

There's no escaping
the desperate days we're goin' through 
out of the darkness
nothing can touch that part of you that

Once ran on nerves on nerves, injured by cheap regret 
Deathwish I used to feel, weakness I can't forget 
Twisted on every deal, I played too hard to get 
was my achilles heel, bad blood I had to let