-Verse 1-
Bury it 'til you can't unlock it again
And shut it
Enchain yourself to synthetic whims, mime other people
Don't let any feelings beckon, surpass averages
Just go on acting ordinary, encapsulate happy-go-lucky

Simulate the pleasantries, be a good fake, okay, right
Disassemble all semblance of hate, okay, I got it
Don't need you to, don't need you to mess with me
As if I...
Suspect that perhaps the solution is sometimes not platonic

-Prechorus-
My shadow ran to a rotten, rotten medical center
I'm sure it lives there.

-Chorus-
All I want is for my pain to be gone
But in my head, it's been clear all along
There's no reason, I'm too tired to be good
Yeah, you know it, don't you, don't you?

-Verse 2-
Bet you thought that you could get by on good grades, table manners
Bet you thought by now you could be, in your words, "a someone"
Comical how counterfeit and muddled it's all gotten
Isn't it misleading to pretend you're even slightly loving?

Work hard every day, or else your consciousness is pointless
Stuff up all your fears with way too much caffeine, and no sleep
Don't need you to, don't need you to mess with me
As if I...
So happen to be anything but expressly anti-romantic

-Prechorus 2-
My shadow ran to a wonderland of falsehoods, we all know that you still live there

-Chorus-
All I want is for my pain to be gone
But in my head, it's been clear all along
There's no reason, I'm too tired to be good
Yeah, you know it, don't you, don't you?

-Chorus 2-
If I had to take back the past, I would
I can't see things change, make it understood
Even better than that, just disappear
Yeah, you know it, don't you, don't you?

-Bridge-
Nightmares, they chase me, whether I wake or sleep in
So, what should I do?
But there's one strong exception
Sometimes R.E.M. leads to somatic things
It may be absurdist, though I think it's reality as well
An actor in a cruel bait-and-switch scenario, a kind-hearted end

-Chorus-
All I want is for my pain to be gone
But in my head, it's been clear all along
There's no reason, I'm too tired to be good
Yeah, you know it, don't you, don't you?

-Chorus 3-
All I want is for your pain to be gone
But in my head, it's been clear all along
There's no reason, separation could kill
Yeah, you know it, don't you, don't you?

-Chorus 4-
Won't matter which stars I hang a wish on
I can't ever be a person like you
I don't need some accolade for the truth
Yeah, you know it, don't you, don't you?

It's the blink of an eye, everything's gone
That's why I can't bother to love someone
I can only deal with betrayal once
And my bashfulness is growing irritating...