I'm starting to understand
That the act of being used
Is the weapon in your own hand
By the people that you choose
Little pieces of a martyrdom
That you let slowly slip away
Dying hard upon the sword
For the promises which you've made
They climb your back
They want the ride
They take the skin, to sell the hide
They're just another needle in your eye
And they're not your ride or die
They keep you on the hook, for the time in which they kill
But you can read them like a book, and you know they're a poison pill
They've got a lot of nerve playing all the games they play.
A life lesson that you learn to keep a hurt like them away.
They climb your back
They want the ride
They take the skin, they sell the hide
They're just another needle in your eye
And they're not your ride or die
Take heed of every omen
When you see it all unfold
Put an ear to every moment
And the hand of which you hold
It's a lesson that can't be taught
You gotta learn it on your own
Get a knife, let em sever the knot
And cut you to the bone
They climb your back
They want the ride
They take the skin, they sell the hide
They're just another needle in your eye
And they're not your ride or die