Wise Blood - Rat Lyrics
I hear but don't believe thatKissed a wailing ratDidn't even have time to take his body outsideFour arms and pull ups all in habit to beDidn't waste a single minute from his head to his feetAnd I could cry all I want but it won't matter muchAt the end of the day I thought the rat king is bossI can hear him in the wall always cracking his whipHe's got a little eye patch and an iron fistIf you really piss him off he'll come looking for youHe's got a whole group of friends, 20 more than I knewAnd I can argue all I want but it won't matter muchAt the end of the day I know the rat king is bossLast days I spent far awayI run the risk of getting sawed if I show my faceHad this crazy idea, we could shack up a truceBut I don't have any leverage so it's really no useAnd I could cry all I want but it won't matter muchAt the end of the day I thought the rat king is bossAll the trash that I said just ended up in my bedWith a gallon of blood and a dead cat's headI've been keeping it cool but it's been getting to meI've got these vivid nightmares every time that I sleepAnd I can argue all I want but it won't matter muchAt the end of the day I know the rat king is bossOne day soon I'm gonna rent out a roomI'm gonna buy a new dog and he's smell like perfumeBut until that time I will be stuck right hereWhere half my life's swallowed up by this fearAnd I can cry all I want but it won't matter muchAt the end of the day I know the rat king is bossThem other mice have been gone though we call it a donNow it's just me and him and that's what I really wantIt's time that I took a stand cause I'm in under attackI'm going in for the kill, I'm not sure that I'll be back
