I am friends with death (death)
Though he hasn’t met me yet (yet)
I am on the wire (wire)
Waiting on the sirens (sirens)

I clean my machine (machine)
Even though it’s broke (broke)
I drink kerosene (and gasoline)
It tells me I have hope (hope)

I’m expendable (expendable)
It’s regrettable (regrettable)
I have too few seconds (seconds)
Keeps me second guessing (guessing)

I am friends with death
Though he hasn’t met me yet