Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Machine Head
Performer
Charles Akert
Viola
Ivo Bukolic
Cello
Philip Brezina
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robb Flynn
Composer
Phil Demmel
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joel Wanasek
Post Production Engineer
Jordan Fish
Post Production Engineer
Rhys Fulber
Post Production Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You're there to watch me crumble
[Verse 2]
I feel so empty and alone, I wonder
If this is ever going to go away
'Cause now this changes everything
[Verse 3]
Smash all your sacred cows
Break all your sacred vows
Never look down on me
What you get, what you see
I could never be another brick in the wall
You'll remember me
As you break all our spirits down and push us to the ground
Call me a fool with a gasoline can
Burn it fucking down, start it over and over again
[Verse 4]
Whenever I fall
If ever at all
You're there to watch me crumble
And just like a muse
A drug I abuse
You're there to watch me crumble
But you won't get your chance
[Verse 5]
And so I sink into the grey horizon
'Cause I'm never going to let you say "I can't"
I'll never let you beat me to the ground
[Verse 6]
So can you see the hunger in my eyes?
Take a look, it's no disguise
Got to crush my struggles, crush the pain and the strife
As I live or die, I'm gonna fight for my life tonight
[Verse 7]
Whenever I fall
If ever at all
You're there to watch me crumble
And just like a muse
A drug I abuse
You're there to watch me crumble
But you won't get your chance
You'll never get your chance
[Verse 8]
The only thing keeping me sane
The music in my veins
And if these words are my fists
Can you feel my catharsis?
[Verse 9]
Can, you, feel my catharsis?
Can, you, feel my catharsis?
[Verse 10]
The only thing keeping me sane
The music in my veins
And if these words are my fists
This is my catharsis
[Verse 11]
Whenever I fall
If ever at all
You're there to watch me crumble
And just like a muse
A drug I abuse
You're there to watch me crumble
[Verse 12]
Whenever I fall
If ever at all
You're there to watch me crumble
And just like a muse
A drug I abuse
You're there to watch me crumble
[Verse 13]
But you won't get your chance
You'll never get your chance
[Verse 14]
The only thing keeping me sane
The music in my veins
And if these words are my fists
Can you feel my catharsis?
[Verse 15]
Can you feel my catharsis?
Can you feel my catharsis?
[Verse 16]
The only thing keeping me sane
The music in my veins
And if these words are my fists
This is my catharsis!
Written by: Robb Flynn