Sometimes I think about dying
Sometimes I have a heart of coal
I wish I could change my history
I wish I could pray back my soul

These dirty fingernails won't come clean

I still think about you
I think about all the things we've done
The fires must be fed there is burning in my head
I know I can't be the only one

These dirty fingernails won't come clean
I've tried lipstick and I've tried gasoline
No these dirty fingernails won't come clean

Tomorrow will I finally lose it
Tomorrow will I say goodbye
Every single day I find a new reason to stay
Every one is just enough to try

I am running from a dragon
The dragon is a metaphor
Men are chasing photographs, the women they don't care
Some of us are always wanting more

These dirty fingernails won't come clean
I can't unsee these things that I have seen
I've tried lipstick and I've tried gasoline
But these dirty fingernails won't come clean