Part 3: I'd Rather Drown

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Thanks for treating me like every boy you meet 
So please, come in and take a seat 
Here's the part where I learn and you will teach 
On how to treat people like a piece of meat 
I want a genuine, not a replica 
Lethal medicine, a pin to the cornea 
A sight for sore eyes
While other guys consume the lie 
I'll run and hide 

No doors exist in my fortress 
The only entrance is the one I bear 
You're nothing more than a temptress 
I feel victim to a heartless snare 

Burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
I cannot trust you easily 
Or think that I'm the only one 
I never let people in and I have you to remind me why
So, baby, burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
So, baby, burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
I'd rather drown 

I'm the master of construction 
Because I'm building walls like it's my occupation 
If you portray a liar, I'll shut you out without hesitation 
It's an art form of consummate skill 
Oh, how she plays them like a pawn 
Making boys drool at her will 
Like Pavlov to the dogs 

No doors exist on my fortress 
The only entrance is the one I bare 
You're nothing more than a temptress 
I feel victim to a heartless snare 

Burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
I cannot trust you easily 
Or think that I'm the only one 
I never let people in and I have you to remind me why 
So, baby, burn the bitch down
I never will cross that bridge again 
I'd rather, I'd rather, I'd rather- 

Drown me, slit my throat so lightly 
Pick me up and drop me 
Right into my grave 
And now I wonder, sit alone and ponder
Should I even bother, when I see your face?
The itch I couldn't scratch 
Thought I'd come crawling back, but no 
I'd much rather, rather, rather, rather, rather, rather
Sing it, boys! 

I'd rather burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
I cannot trust you easily 
Or think that I'm the only one 
I never let people in and I have you to remind me why 
So, baby, burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
Go ahead and burn the bitch down 
It's what she wanted
(Burn the bridge right down
I'm not the only one)
So, baby, burn the bitch down 
I never will cross that bridge again 
I'd rather drown

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