Held out for the one that stung Branded and sticking around But I never tried to stay among With some who like playin' the clown As you swallow 'til your belly's round You forget to chew, yeah It's a taste so wrong, you play along And you forget to choose, yeah So what are you running from? You're not getting away Fear and cowardice Here and now and they made it So what do you tell yourself? It's hard to explain Fear and cowardice Here and now and it's mayday ♪ Oh, wild man spun some words that stuck You're branded and sticking around At the altar of the mighty book You wonder what's keeping you down As you swallow 'til your belly's round You forget to chew, yeah And it feels so wrong, you play along You know you get to choose, yeah So what are you running from? You're not getting away Fear and cowardice Here and now and they made it So what do you tell yourself? It's hard to explain Fear and cowardice Here and now and it's mayday ♪ So what are you running from? (So what are you running from?) You're not getting away (You're not getting away) Fear and cowardice Here and now and they made it So what do you tell yourself? (So what do you tell yourself?) That you don't understand? (You don't understand) Fear and cowardice Here and now and it's mayday So what are you running from? You're not getting away (not getting away) Fear and cowardice Here and now and they made it So what do you tell yourself? It's hard to explain (Hard to explain) Fear and cowardice Here and now and it's mayday