I tried to write an optimistic song But the words got twisted and it came out wrong And all the hopeful words that I could have said Got knotted by my hopeless tongue instead How can there be so many good things? How can none of these good things come to mind? I'm trying hard to pull my heartstrings But I'm tripping on the lines I tried to write a love song But my heart turned black and it came out wrong Instead of all the ways that I care about you I can only sing about the hell I put you through Now it's sounding like a gimmick Now it's starting to sound just like a fad I wish I had some other lyric But when you've never been happy then it's all you have Why must I be so miserable? Why are misery and I inseparable? I swear I want to write something I swear I want to be someone better But I get tangled with the letters And I can never tie the words together Misery Misery I tried to write a miserable song But the chords hit a stroke and it came out wrong Lock it up lock it up with a major key So nobody can understand the misery Why must I be so miserable? Why are misery and I inseparable? I swear I want to write something I swear I want to be someone better But I get tangled with the letters And I can never tie the words together Misery Misery