[Verse 1]
I was a boy, I looked after me
I've seen some things that I should never have seen
May be the truth, don't keep actin' surprised
Or maybe I was stuck tryin' to look through your eyes
In an instant, shattered down
Build me up in broken pieces
See my hand, I'm reachin' out
All these people, funny faces
Feels so far, I'm upside down
They can't hear my as I'm fallin'
In the darkness, never found

[Verse 2]
There's nothin' that's done that's seem to stop it now
Don't try get away or blend in to the crowd
But maybe it's just a little bit longer tonight
Where are you going? What have you seen?
I saw your eyes, yeah, they looked at me
Drop and stop the clock, just kidding
Just one more time, sing it one more time

[Chorus]
Why do I see all of these things?
Lost and replacin' all of my dreams
The wishes on stars in the sky, never straight or aligned
Wasn't in my design!
Where is your knife? Is it stuck to truth?
What can I find when I stick to you
If I was born to break into Heaven
Why was I born in 198—
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 3]
I guess that is is, let's turn back the time
6 a.m. and you're waiting tonight
Maybe it's just a little more than the past
I'll deal with you 'til we get out last
And I see the signs
Runnin' with you 'til I come alive
Bring it back up inside
It's just five nights but you can't even try
I wish I could, 'cause I know what it's worth
And I know that it hurts
And I know it's not perfect

[Verse 4]
But do we deserve this?
Trying to fight is worthless
Padded up suits, just perfect
I'll work and turn it into art
We will come take you apart
Let's turn back time right to the start
Let's stab a kid right through the heart
And ask him when it's time to stop, but—
[Chorus]
Created from sin, the darkest of deeds
Stuck in the shadows without any leads
The actions that tore me to bits have lead to to this cold, eternal abyss
Taking a stand, wresting back control
Boiling rage deep within my soul
Driven eternally by the question
Why was I born in 198—

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Why do I see all of these things?
Lost and replacin' all of my dreams
The wishes on stars in the sky, never straight or aligned
Wasn't in my design!
Created from sin, the darkest of deeds
Stuck in this limbo but what does it mean?
Driven eternally by the question
Why was I born in 198—

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Why do I see all of these things?
Lost and replacing all of my dreams
The wishes on stars in the sky, never straight or aligned
Wasn't in my design!
They say to play the hand that your dealt
But what if a sharp knife is all that you held?
Trapped in the darkness like you intended
Lost in my past of '87
Where have you gone? Let's play hide and seek
Don't mind the stage, well you can stand just a freak
If I was born just to break free
Why am I alive in 1983?