It's time to leave your sheltered cage, face you deepest fears
The world is against you: you're fighting back the tears
All the kids were watching me
I felt very small
I could hear the laughter as I stumbled down the hall
Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition
Loving today, all of the feelings are they going away?
Ending it now! I'd rather hear about the where and the how
The bigger boys they beat you up
No friends to help you, no father at your side
I swore that I'd get back at them but I was just a kid
One day I'd show them: I wouldn't rest until I did
Seeking to find, deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition
Ending it now! I'd rather hear about the where and the how
You've got to prove you are not like the rest
There's no need if you know you're the best
That's not enough, let the other kids know
Be a man, give into hate
You better learn to communicate
Better to learn to protect yourself!
That's not the way to get out of this hell
See that kid? Wipe the smile off his face!
He's just like you, feeling out of place
Well I don't care, let's show him who's boss
That's not the way to get your message across
You better learn to communicate
Better to learn to protect yourself
That's not the way to get out of this hell
Don't rack your brain, let it all go
The world is against you: you're fighting back the tears
All the kids were watching me
I felt very small
I could hear the laughter as I stumbled down the hall
Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition
Loving today, all of the feelings are they going away?
Ending it now! I'd rather hear about the where and the how
The bigger boys they beat you up
No friends to help you, no father at your side
I swore that I'd get back at them but I was just a kid
One day I'd show them: I wouldn't rest until I did
Seeking to find, deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition
Ending it now! I'd rather hear about the where and the how
You've got to prove you are not like the rest
There's no need if you know you're the best
That's not enough, let the other kids know
Be a man, give into hate
You better learn to communicate
Better to learn to protect yourself!
That's not the way to get out of this hell
See that kid? Wipe the smile off his face!
He's just like you, feeling out of place
Well I don't care, let's show him who's boss
That's not the way to get your message across
You better learn to communicate
Better to learn to protect yourself
That's not the way to get out of this hell
Don't rack your brain, let it all go
Other albums by the artist
Into The Black Hole (2022 Remixed & Remastered)
2022 · single
The Last Day Of War And The First Day Of Peace
2020 · single
The Theory of Everything
2020 · album
Transitus
2020 · album
Electric Castle Live And Other Tales
2020 · album
Ayreon Universe (Live)
2018 · album
The Source
2017 · album
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