Set your bets

You let these chemicals
Help you find your way
It's a card game you just should not play
Set your bets
Your art is your death
You'll paint your masterpiece and take your last breath
Just tell me how you're so good at what you do
Deception's easy but you know it's so untrue
Your risking cards in front of you
Is this the road that you choose
Is this what makes you feel alive
Odds are easy when you're closing your eyes
Is this what fills the void inside
You're fighting fire with fire
This is you at the deep end
But you won't quit until your head is spinning
Risking is easy until you're losing
I guess it comes down to the hand that you're always choosing
Just tell me how you're so good at what you do
Deception's easy but you know it's so untrue
Risking bad hands on cards in front of you
This is the road that you choose
Is this what makes you feel alive
Odds are easy when you're closing your eyes
Is this what fills the void inside
You're fighting fire with fire again
On distant shores
You'll cough up water
You're begging for more
But you will get yours
This is true
This is where your body begins to fail you
This is you
This is true
This is where your arms forget to swim
Is this what makes you feel alive
Odds are easy when you're closing your eyes
Is this what fills the void inside(is this the place where you can hide)
You're fighting water with fire again
On distant shores
You'll cough up water
You're begging for more
But you will get yours
Your stitching more than just letters on sweaters
You've dug to deep and it's not getting much better
But I will watch you bleed
You've have got a mouth to feed
But I will watch you bleed