beneath the machine

start the needle up again as i crawl to the chair, anticipate the pain, feel the charge in the air, sick fascination, can't wash away this alteration, beneath the machine, constant noise inside my head, trading blood for ink, into torture i will sink, beneath the machine again, sometimes a picture to make heads turn, sometimes a badge of honor earned, always a reminder of pain endured, never a way to say these words, beneath the machine, constant noise inside my head, trading blood for ink, into torture i will sink, beneath the machine again, just remember, it's all for time, by skin be judged, with my skin define, beneath the machine, constant noise inside my head, trading blood for ink, into torture i will sink, beneath the machine again