i write my name in your black book & tear out the page
i listen with my good ear & take pills for your rage
i break out in sweats, i make friends with your waste
i tell lies that are kinder than the truths that you chased

i go hard with your enemies
& i set fire to your friends
but i can't see for the tears when i see you again

so i tell a tall tale & hope it helps me
i'm too big to fail but my ego damns me
i'm still in control but my language fails me now

now i've hidden your black book, you can't write anymore
& i've been ever so patient with one eye on the door
i hit a fever pitch, i'm shaken right to my core
but i see beautiful things from my view of the floor

i go hard with your enemies
& i set fire to your friends
but i can't see for the tears when i see you again

so i tell a tall tale & hope it helps me
i'm too big to fail but my ego damns me
i'm still in control but my language fails me now

i tell another tall tale & hope it helps me
i was too big to fail but my ego damned me
i wanna be in control but my language fails me now