Compliment?

Well I've felt worse and I have felt better than this
I've made a pacifier out of my fist
But I don't care when bones are bare
The mind can't interfere
And what I said outside my head anyone could hear
Maybe I praise you 'cause I cannot praise myself
Won't you just take a compliment from me?
Perhaps they're understated and a little overmasked
If they were hand-delivered, it would be more than I could ask for
This ain't my business
But you can fish for compliments while I beg for forgiveness
I like to reap the flatteries I sow
But I really cast seeds of doubt
Look like you take them from everyone
And everyone hands them out
Self-mutilation just ain't my trip
But now this is worth the troubles
Cut me open with your laughter
I bleed complimentary colors
Tender seedlings trample on overwatered vows
Won't you just take a compliment from me?
Perhaps they're overstated and a little undermasked
If they were what I really meant, it'd be more than I could ask for
This should be my business
But you can fish for compliments while I beg for forgiveness
Well I have tried every approach and they always leave me empty
And each one has its special way of making everyone condemn me
It seems rather selfish to want to be loved
Or to love and expect you to care
But my batteries don't run on flattery as it just gets me nowhere
Oh, when was I ever promised I'd get back all that I gave?
But I wouldn't care if you take a compliment from me
Perhaps it's too late or too much to expect
The compliment that comes no strings attached
Well, they're certainly the best thing for me
I adore you
But you can fish for compliments and I won't be there to ignore you