well i could be brave but what would that change i just beg to borrow time adding minutes to my life to long for something i can t buy and i try to look like i m fine but there s proof in every phrase and these rings around my tired eyes say something s gotta change ashes ashes buried in his mattress slept in flames and smothered in his blanket stay with me bear with me i am a novelty but i m twice the man i used to be oh agony bear with me i am a dying breed but i m twice the man i used to be ashes ashes well i do believe that our decline is pre disposed but it keeps me on my toes i can t accept what i can t control and i pray that i can be cured and never leave this place lady luck beyond my sight as i m just withering away ashes ashes buried in his mattress slept in flames and smothered in his blanket stay with me bear with me i am a novelty but i m twice the man i used to be oh agony bear with me i am a dying breed but i m twice the man i used to be and it s too late for me i ve been talking in my sleep and i ve got nothing to say to me ashes ashes buried in his mattress slept in flames and smothered in his blanket stay with me bear with me i am a novelty but i m twice the man i used to be oh agony bear with me i am a dying breed but i m twice the man i used to be