Ticks Lyrics

Let's start at the beginning

Tobias Erin Rogers

Everyday he seemed

To hold on for longer

But his ticking grip

Started to slip

Was called Ticci Toby

All for his ticks

Sound familiar

Picking on the lonely kid

Couldn't feel the pain

But hurt from being targeted

I had my mother

And my sister

And a dear old dad

No breaks from harassment

Only made me mad

Dear old dad gave us beatings

But we could only take it

No fighting back

Relentless attacks

But sis and I

We soon grew tired of this

Mom just loved dear old dad

It made us sick

So I got the idea

What if we stopped the abuse

So I met that animal

In the garage

We punched a few

He was too strong

So he dragged me

Into the house

I told sis to run

She's gone now

She got in the car

Tried to get far

Mangled and scarred

Crashed really hard

And dad had the gall

To act really jarred

No

I've been hearing voices

They keep me company

Some static noises

No one is loving me

There is a figure

Standing menacingly

I cannot be free

I swear I can hear him

Swear I can feel him

Swear he is nearing

Making me feel sick

Making appearance

Then he is leaving

Where is he hiding

I wanna be finding

Where he's residing

Is it my mind

Or is it inside

Nightmares hold me

Lyra where are you

It's me Toby

So

The days went by

Things were harder than usual

Bullying worsened

I could see dad

Was loving the funeral

What could I do

People could see

My bandaged hands

I was always a biter

But I guess it just

Got out of hand

Mom lost emotion

All her devotion

Into that monster

Drilled into me farther

I swear I can hear her

Deep in my dreams

Lyra just blames me

Who wouldn't

Even me

Then it all happened

The figure approached me

And said my name

He said

Toby

You know this is no game

I'll show you the truth

We both know you deserve

So I followed him

Not knowing

All the coming hurt

He told me

Dig down and see the truth

I put on my mask

And hood

And did so

The pain was true

It was Lyra

She was killed

And not by the crash

I think we all know the killer

I couldn't have that

Everything was different now

It's like my mind was focused

On one route

I need to leave it all

I've never felt so numb

It's boiling all my blood

I've never felt so done

Done with it all

I will not stall

I heard the call

My pain

I will mask it

Think it's time

That I bury these hatchets

I lit a fire

Burning desire

Rising it higher

It felt so dire

I could only admire

The finish

But without the choirs

Burning hotter than tires

And sparking wires

All because I am a fighter

Oh no

Now I'm deployed on my own

The figure saw me so low

Then he spoke in his tone

He made sure not to drone

No his words were not slow

After another they flowed

He said

Proxy let's go

So here we are

Now that you've seen the scars

Don't expect to get far

Chasing myths in the dark

We are tales that are told

That would turn you to stone

Looking back can you blame

How I turned out this way