He barely rolls across the living room floor
He fails to hide his full-moon feelings anymore
As the alcohol party fades
The bulk of shallowness floats up in his face
Until he forgets what's been said anymore
Who said what to him and why he's even chasing it for
He never knew then, they were fair-weather friends
When the bust went down, they all split up then
Nothing was said until after a year or two
How things really went down, no one really knew
When the pieces finally fell into place
He cried for the ones they hung
And prayed for those who got away in haste
All the insecurities
Of decent human beings
Lost in their own broken-down scenes
As paranoia settles in
The battle is lost again
The battle is lost again
She found herself falling slowly out of pace
With all of society, her peers and the whole race
Once she fell behind, there was no coming back
For no one waits for her or cuts her any slack
"It's eat or be eaten", that's what they have said
She was being eaten alive
And spat out into the streets
Like a sewer rat
A bout of freelance gigs, odd jobs and such
Was how she kept herself going, not very much
On the quiet months, she barely got by
She lived on little, as little to survive
And still she manages to keep her head up high
Strong shoulders were all she needed
To reach out and touch the sky
All the insecurities
Of decent human beings
Lost in their own broken-down scenes
As paranoia settles in
The battle is lost again
The battle is lost again
Fifteen long twisted years have come and gone
Some got married to start a family, to belong
Now the chase for them becomes a different thing
Raising little ones, no longer something they could wing
While the fate of others was to never settle down
Whose breakups were legendary
More than our fingers could count
Lying awake with nostalgia in his eyes
He can hardly take the changes that have gone by
How the people change from one day to the next
How they grow apart, nothing he could fix
When reunions come, there's nothing left to say
And that's okay
He never attends them anyway
All the insecurities
Of decent human beings
Lost in their own broken-down scenes
As paranoia settles in
The battle is lost again
The battle is lost again
They've broken us down again
And again