V1: Had a dream, had a drowning dream I was in a river of blame All wanting a piece of me without knowing who I am Quick to judge and quick to defend Quick to tell me I'm the one in the deep end They love to hate Love to lie Love to try and keep us all high V2: Had a dream, had a drowning dream Same dream as before No one really gives a damn about anything that anyone else stands for Try so hard to stay aground All they want is to push me back down They want me six feet underground I won't stop spitting at their sound They tried to cut me down to size I see right through their weak disguise And I won't back down. No! V3: I've had my dreams and I've had nightmares Everything in the end Tells me to keep pushing on even when it feels I've got no friends They tear me down to get themselves ahead They're the ones who are being mislead I reach to the skies and call out your name I reach to the skies in vain And it feels like heaven's so far away Homage to Offspring's "Gone Away"; Natalie Imbruglia's "City"