[Originally from the album "Countdown to Extinction"]
I had wrists donning slits, flowing constantly
My broken body in a
wreck, I wrapped around a tree
A crosswalk hit-and-run, the finish line for me
People clutter in the gutter, take a look and
see
No escaping pain, you belong to me
Clingin' onto life by the skin of my teeth
No escaping pain, you belong to
me
Clingin' onto life by the skin of my teeth
My blood flows through the streets, deluge from the wounds
Empty jars of
sleeping pills on the dresser in my room
My wet-brained neighbor cranes his neck to see
In time a white light, a train bearing down
on me
No escaping pain, you belong to me
Clingin' onto life by the skin of my teeth
No escaping pain, you belong to
me
Clingin' onto life by the skin of my teeth
I won't feel the hurt, I'm not trash any longer
That that doesn't kill me, only
makes me stronger
I need a ride to the morgue, that's what 911 is for
So tag my toe and don't forget, oh, to close the
drawer
No escaping pain, you belong to me
Clingin' onto life by the skin of my teeth
No escaping pain, you belong to
me
Clingin' onto life by the skin of my teeth
