Melancholy lowlife Melancholy lowlife That's what you are You didn't come very far Genetically programmed Genetically programmed To be such a fool There's no changing you La la la La la la To be such a fool There's no changing you And in between the seconds and the moments The backdrop melts away And you're standing there on an empty stage The audience has all gone home And you're left alone With that hole in your soul ♪ You're left alone With that hole in your soul And everybody played their part Taking turns to drive a stake right through your heart They just wanna watch you burn They hate to see you learn La la la La la la They just wanna watch you crash and burn They hate to see you learn Melancholy lowlife Melancholy lowlife Melancholy lowlife