Sober
  by Tool*


There's a shadow just behind me,
Shrouding every step I take,
Making every promise empty,
Pointing every finger at me.
Waiting like a stalking butler
who upon the finger rests.
Murder now the path is "must we"
just before the son has come.
Jesus won't you fucking whistle
Something
          but the passion done
Jesus 
won't you fucking whistle
Something
          but the passion done

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
Why can't we drink forever?
I just want to start this over

I am just a worthless liar
I am just an imbecile
I will only complicate you
Trust in me and fall as well
I will find a center in you
I will chew it up and leave
I will work to elevate you
Just enough to bring you down. 

Mother Mary won't you whisper
Something 
          but the passion done
Mother Mary won't you whisper
Something 
          but the past and done

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over

I am just a worthless liar
I am just an imbecile
I will only complicate you
Trust in me and fall as well
I will find a center in you
I will chew it up and leave...

Trust me
Trust me... 
Trust me... Trust me... Trust me...

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over. 

I want what I want
I want what I want 
I want what I want 
I want what I want 


*Jesus and Mary phrases incoherent & inconsistent in performance