We have gambled with the cards The cards that have been dealt to us But who knows how long the chips will last When I look back to see through Can see right to the inside What an ugly picture it is The flames of remorse still blacken families It's been told in so many tales My smiles and my sorrows Have gotten me this far But not without the wounds My smiles and my sorrows Have gotten me this far But not without the wounds that have scarred Starting to think that I have lost What is real What is real in this world Can you decipher this madness it's the lottery Play the lottery of life My smiles and my sorrows Have gotten me this far But not without the wounds My smiles and my sorrows Have gotten me this far But not without the wounds that have scarred Starting to think that I have lost What is real What is real in this world The prophecy of superstitions Ridden with the plague of the soul The prophecy of superstitions Ridden with the plague of the mind and the soul Murder of an ordinary story Children fighting eye for eye It's our anger that keeps us alive The hate makes us survive