Self-Affliction

[Verse 1:]
Words never heal, deadly unreal
Just to be glad to be alive
Just to survive, turn pain into glory, glory
When the earthquakes and the words don't come
And all reason is gone
And hope has left you fleeting, goddamn bleeding.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Like a stray dog
Brought back to the fold
Out in the cold
Brought back to the fold
But I still stand by.

[Chorus:]
You'll never justify
Better, better sanctify
You'll never rectify
Your self-affliction.

[Verse 2:]
Afterhours, late-night courage
We should have a one-to-one
The powers at be have brought us together, man, so, bro
When the earthquakes and the words don’t come
And all reason is gone
And hope has left you fleeting, goddamn bleeding.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Like a stray dog
Brought back to the fold
Out in the cold
Brought back to the fold
But I still stand by.

[Chorus:]
You'll never justify
Better, better sanctify
You'll never rectify
Your self-affliction.

You'll never justify
Better, better sanctify
You'll never rectify
Your self-affliction.

[Chorus:]
You'll never justify
Better, better sanctify
You'll never rectify
Your self-affliction.

[Outro:]
Your self-affliction
Your self-affliction