to see if i still feel
 i focus on the pain
 the only thing that's real
 the needle tears a hole
 the old familiar sting
 try to kill it all away
 but i remember everything
 what have i become?
 my sweetest friend
 everyone i know
 goes away in the end
 you could have it all
 my empire of dirt
 i will let you down
 i will make you hurt
 i wear my crown of shit
 on my liar's chair
 full of broken thoughts
 i cannot repair
 beneath the stain of time
 the feeling disappears
 you are someone else
 i am still right here
 what have i become?
 my sweetest friend
 everyone i know
 goes away in the end
 you could have it all
 my empire of dirt
 i will let you down
 i will make you hurt
 if i could start again
 a million miles away
 i would keep myself
 i would find a way