A Thousand Paper Cuts

When I was younger I had a hunger for the taste

Now that I'm older you put lines upon my face

You helped me navigate the perils in this life

I was playing with fire, I expect to pay the price

You tried to pull the trigger

But you ain't got the guts

Instead you kill me slowly with a thousand paper cuts

Now that I'm older and I'm settled in my ways

You took my tomorrow and you left me yesterdays

Ain't gonna burn out, I know I've got to fight

At the end of the tunnel it's so hard to see the light

You tried to pull the trigger

But you ain't got the guts

Instead you kill me slowly with a thousand paper cuts

The record shows I took the blows, and I survived

Every remaining day I'm glad to be alive

Life's unforgiving, man, it kicks you in the nuts

I won't be the victim of a thousand paper cuts

You tried to pull the trigger

But you ain't got the guts

Instead you kill me slowly with a thousand paper cuts

You tried to pull the trigger

But you ain't got the guts

Instead you kill me slowly with a thousand paper cuts