I've been choking on the air that you've been giving me
   it's all a game to you, to me it's an atrocity
   as you add another loop onto my noose
   i lose all sense of what is abuse
  
   'cause it's always been a bone of contention
   this game of "what it is that I've done for you"
   I've given you everything for nothing in return
   and I'm so tired of bleeding for the respect that I've earned
  
   because no, nobody knows, nobody knows
   because nobody knows anything
  
   I don't know how much generosity that I can take
   until I leave a trail of bodies lying in my wake
   how many times do I lose my mind 'til I realize
   give me the high hat and you think that i should compromise?