When the spoon is hot & the needle's sharp, And you drift away... I can hear you say, That the world in black, is upon your back... And your body shakes, So you ditch away, and you close the shades Don't try to do it Don't try to kill your time You might do it Then you can't change your mind [hold to]: You've got to hold on to your time 'Til you break through these times of trouble When you try to talk & the words get hard, And they put you down, Don't you stay, don't you ditch away [swinging]: I saw you swinging Yeah, swinging your Mother's sword Yeah, (x3) I know you're playing but, Sometimes the rules get hard But if somebody left you out on a ledge If somebody pushed you over the edge ...[hold to] [swinging]... But if somebody left you out on a ledge If somebody pushed you over the edge If somebody loved you and left you for dead ...[hold to]