i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight what do i do with this stuff it seems like yesterday i called you up i had a terrible case of the past i didn t know how to get it off i didn t know how to get it off and you took your machete and you sliced through the vines that wrapped around me and you said i don t know what i m doing so i ll just keep on cutting it s worth a little blood to get your hands free  i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight what do i do with this stuff it seems like yesterday i was in love i kept on covering the soft parts up i didn t know how to get them off i didn t know how to get them off and you took your machete and you hacked through the woods in the surrounding and you said i don t know where i m going i just know that i m heading from the dead things piling up behind me and you took your machete and you carved out a path to my chest and you said see there s nothing not worth keeping you ve felt so many beatings but nothing s gonna work if you believe me nothing s gonna work if you believe me i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight i have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you re kind but withstood a childhood that robbed you blind of love that was safe and so you learned to fight i have never liked the box of knives i took it to the oceanside the day you died i stood out on the dock no matter how hard i tried i couldn t drop them in and i collapsed and cried what do i do with this stuff it seems like yesterday you were alive and it s as if you never really died and it s as if you never really died and you took your machete you said boo guess who but seriously beauty you said see you get the drill now don t you it s not a will or won t you can t keep making symbols out of nothing so i took your machete and i sliced off your head and you laughed and you said see it s just like anti matter it s dumbo s magic feather you don t need me here to cut you you don t need me here to cut you you don t need me here to cut you you don t need me here to cut you free 