I once had a reasonnI once had a water tight excusenFor tasting the poisonnFor turning the thirsty creature loosenOut of my sensesnI let the piper call the tunenDumb and defencelessnLost in the endless afternoonnnOnce ran on nerves of steelnInjured by cheap regretnDeathwish I used to feelnWeakness I can't forgetnnIn love with the wastelandnIn love with the girl I could not findnIn love with the cravingnI loved everything I left behindnnBut I got what I came fornI did the deal and I did the timenThe life that was wastednI couldn't see that it was minennOnce ran on nerves of steelnInjured by cheap regretnDeathwish I used to feelnWeakness I can't forgetnnTwisted on every deal, I played too hard to getnWas my Achilles heel, bad blood I had to letnDeath wish won't soon forgetnBad blood I had to letnnThere's no escapingnThe desperate days we're going throughnOut of the darknessnNothing can touch that part of you thatnnOnce ran on nerves of steelnInjured by cheap regretnDeathwish I used to feelnWeakness I can't forgetnnTwisted on every deal, I played too hard to getnWas my Achilles heel, bad blood I had to let