Vicious Cycle

Looking left and right, anywhere but inside
Where the demons dance with my dark desires, yeah
Such a shame, it's really pitiful
That you would fuck up something beautiful
Weaving every word that I want to hear
Like a symphony passing through my ears
I'm in a state of sleep paralysis
But wide awake and feeling powerless, yeah
I'm pretending I can't read
The writing on the wall

Can't resist, it got me in a
Vice-like grip, I can't escape it
Every time you pull me right back
Right back, a vicious cycle
Round and round, it's never ending
Can't get out, it's suffocating
Every time you pull me right back
Right back, a vicious cycle

Caught in a slasher film and it never ends
I escaped you once but we'll meet again, yeah
I went from optimist to cynical
From unpredictable to typical
'Cause we carved our name in sand
And we can see the tide is rolling in
There's only one way to kill this trend
And it isn't screaming with these stitched up lips
I'm pretending I can't read
The writing on the wall

Can't resist it got me in a
Vice-like grip, I can't escape it
Every time you pull me right back
Right back, a vicious cycle
Round and round, it's never ending
Can't get out, it's suffocating
Every time you pull me right back
Right back, a vicious cycle

Someone shake me awake, say I didn't cause it all
Would you save me or shame me?
Save your "I told you so's"
Guilt dependent, defending, I'm getting what I want
Now I'm facing and changing the writing on the wall

Can't resist, it got me in a
Vice-like grip, I can't escape it
Every time you pull me right back
Right back, a vicious cycle
Round and round, it's never ending
Can't get out, it's suffocating
Every time you pull me right back
Right back, a vicious cycle