I hung you high from a cross To hear your quiet heartbeat fade Reeks of mediocrity And the heaviness it weighs Would you forgive my sins If I ever asked you to You know I carry your knives Say my name, I'll run you through Bitter and jaded Hurtful and faded Such a pretty waste Can't stand the taste of Ipecac I laid you softly in the dirt To watch your pale roots grow Nothing special in your skin Light falls dim amid shadow I live among the hardened few Hide among the vacancies Laughing while you come unglued Malleable decencies Bitter and jaded Hurtful and faded Such a pretty waste Can't stand the taste of Ipecac You gave me almost everything Wrote me songs that broke my heart Gave me voice and made me sing Now make me stop before I start Bitter and jaded Hurtful and faded Such a pretty waste Can't stand the taste of Ipecac