[Verse 1]
Got no reason to lift a finger these days
I chose this stay so I'll lay back and not get paid
And let each day pass away, as if I'm not even breathing
I ditched all responsibility, nothing or nobody seems to fit me
Materialistic noise got me singing a different R&B tune
Something I can listen back and sleep to

[Chorus]
When I dream (that I'll break loose from the strangling hand)
Pushing my head (pushing my head beneath the water)
When I dream
That life can be as precious as it is in outer space
When we cleanse and renew the human race

[Verse 2]
I used to skip school to watch old school television
Re-runs of the same sitcom again, before it went to static
And then I turned on Video 2, hooked up my Playstation 2
And pretend I'm the strongest character in the game
In a city full of doubters, I chose to paint my own fantasy
Some island with talking animals and dancing trees
To get away from temporary things

[Chorus]
When I dream (that I'll break loose from the strangling hand)
Pushing my head (pushing my head beneath the water)
When I dream
That life can be as precious as it is in outer space
When we cleanse and renew the human race
When I dream (that I'll break loose from the strangling hand)
Pushing my head (pushing my head beneath the water)
When I dream
That life can be as precious as it is in outer space
When we cleanse and renew the human race
[Bridge]
I know that the promise land is a mile long drive
I'm wasting no time
One sip of poison, I'm in paradise

[Chorus]
When I dream (that I'll break loose from the strangling hand)
Pushing my head (pushing my head beneath the water)
When I dream
That life can be as precious as it is in outer space
When we cleanse and renew the human race
When I dream (that I'll break loose from the strangling hand)
Pushing my head (pushing my head beneath the water)
When I dream
That life can be as precious as it is in outer space
When we cleanse and renew the human race