Thirty Whacks Lyrics - The Dresden Dolls

Thirty licks with a belt - same old tricks on myself 

And I wonder does everyone else live this way 

A succession of tests a triumphant success 

Each time I'm still intact at the end of the day 

thirty drops in a glass - keep my temper and pass 

With my breath held you bastards you lucked out again! 

Its not really so bad, there's still mom there's still 

Damage to do before they wrest the axe from my hands 

its no mystery: you should obviously go 

Before I break everything 

You're always telling me that you're dying to know 

But you're not really listening 

how do I manage to station myself in harms way 

And only get hit with a ticket for loitering 

That I have no way to pay - and no strength to argue 

My personal demons can scheme with professional care 

Oh, god, they're after me 

If I could shut them out just for an second 

I swear 

I could stop this catastrophe 

thirty day guarantee 

But they can't have meant me 

After all I was born to a childproof world 

No sharp corners or glass, 

Small objects or plastic bags 

Please, these are death to a delicate girl 

its no mystery - you should obviously know 

That I'll destroy everything 

So don't go telling me that you're dying to know 

Cause you'll get what you're asking for 

and I still manage to station my self in harm's way 

And only get hit with a ticket for loitering 

Stating I came the wrong day 

Now all the demons are screaming their wages aren't fair 

I've left a secret kept 

If I could shut them up just for a second I swear 

It'll look like an accident 

I could be decent yet 

The magnificent end 

I could be president....