It'll get higher when left alone Authority begs to grow Obeying silence is all you know Animals fake control Is it a story matching faces to words? And are you banking on a broken girl? Can you fool her into asking to Be forgiven? Asking for you? When it's done Cause you got Beat down to the hands of a man Taking orders from a white coat sideshow freak Tell me what drove you to this extreme Was it me? Because I may have reintroduced the pain But you know that it's built up since you pushed it away Oh, and maybe you'll wait another day You've gotta step back from forcing your lead Following's killing me You stand just to compensate a lack of esteem Standing tall won't mean you're not Making excuses for thoughts in your head Take control of a cigarette When you're moving no one questions your views You don't have the slightest clue who'll follow you When it's done Well, you got Beat down in the hands of a man Taking orders from a white coat sideshow freak Tell me what drove you to this extreme Was it me? Because I may have reintroduced the pain But you know that it's built up since you pushed it away Oh, and maybe... (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh ooh) (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) Well, laughter's all you hear (Ooh-ooh ooh) It follows everywhere (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) Since you can't run away You act like it's not there (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) You act like you're not there You act like you're not there, oh! Oh, well you got Beat down in the hands of a man Taking orders from a white coat sideshow freak Tell me what drove you to this extreme Was it me? Because I may have reintroduced the pain But you know that it's built up since you pushed it away Oh, and maybe you'll wait another day