Bad Habit Lyrics - Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls

Biting keeps your words at bay 

Tending to the sores that stay 

Happiness is just a gash away 

When I open a familiar scar 

Pain goes shooting like a star 

Comfort hasn't failed to follow so far 

And you might say it's self-indulgent 

You might say its self-destructive 

But, you see, it's more productive 

Than if I were to be healthy 

And pens and penknives take the blame 

Crane my neck and scratch my name 

But the ugly marks are worth the momentary gain 

When I jab a sharpened object in 

Choirs of angels seem to sing 

Hymns of hate in memorandum 

And you might say it's self-indulgent 

And you might say it's self-destructive 

But, you see, it's more productive 

Than if I were to be happy 

And sappy songs about sex and cheating 

Bland accounts of two lovers meeting 

Make me want to give mankind a beating 

And you might say it's self-destructive 

But, you see, I'd kick the bucket 

Sixty times before I'd kick the habit 

And as the skin rips off I cherish the revolting thought 

That even if I quit there's not a chance in hell I'd stop 

And anyone can see the signs, mittens in the summertime 

Thank you for your pity, you are too kind 

And you might say its self-inflicted 

But you see that's contradictive 

Why on earth would anyone practice self-destruction? 

And pain opinions are sitcom feeding 

They don't know that their minds are teething 

Makes me want to give mankind a beating 

I've tried bandages and sinking 

I've tried gloves and even thinking 

I've tried vaseline, I've tried everything 

And no one cares if your back is bleeding 

They're concerned with their hair receding 

Looking back, it was all maltreating 

Every thought that occurred misleading 

Makes me want to give myself a beating