I always thought that I could be special
If I just tried until it was perfect
But it was naive of me to think that
Naive to tell me when I was a child

Wasted my summer working for money
So I could buy things I thought that I wanted
When I should have been starting a savings
So I could move out and live with some friends

The tide is rising forth, don't get lost in it
Fed propaganda for 17 years
Public school drop-out finally wakes up
Realizes we can be better humans

We don't have to deal with all of this bullshit
We can build something up from the ashes
If we just band together as one force

We don't have to live like this
The tide is rising forth, don't get lost in it
The tide is rising forth, break your bonds and live