Cold hands I couldn't stop them From pushing my problems onto you Old friends Empathy medicine I couldn't cop that, your abuse Artist paints the picture Perspective proves their pain But the subject is left there wondering What it is they've gained Their vision is obscured, ergo Work too fast you'll break ego Work too fast you'll break a toe Their true selves are erased Easel scarred their face By glycerin flames Glycerin flames Cold hands I couldn't stop them From choking a god damned soul abused Old friends Empathy medicine I couldn't cop that, that from you The perfect design You had in your mind Had in your mind But you couldn't bind The canvas in time Had to unwind (The) fates intertwined Not as divine As once in your mind Blind are the eyes That deny, deny, deny I'm cold So cold Cold hands I couldn't stop them From pushing my problems onto you Old friends Empathy medicine I couldn't cop that, that from you