'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah

No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no, no, no

Well, I've never prayed, but tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean, and there's nobody singing to me now

'Cause it's a bittersweet, symphony
That's life
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold

And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down

But I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no