[Verse 1]
Let me find the way that I can make do
Without circumstance, without follow through
A man in desperation can't trust a troubled mind
I'm building an empire, say I'm wrong
I don't mind if it's all against one
No room for weakness, I'll be gone forever

[Chorus]
Dear mother, as this noose is placed around my neck
I'm reflecting on these past few years I spent trying to forget
I'm regretting all this time spent half the world away
What will the children sing, what will the children sing
When I'm dead and buried?

[Post-Chorus]
Dead and buried, dead and buried
Dead and buried, dead and buried

[Refrain]
I can't fight it, I can't fight it
I can't fight it, I've slipped through the cracks
I hold nothing back

[Chorus]
Dear mother, as this noose is placed around my neck
I'm reflecting on these past few years I spent trying to forget
I'm regretting all this time spent half the world away
What will the children sing, what will the children sing
When I'm dead and buried?
[Post-Chorus]
Dead and buried, dead and buried
Dead and buried, dead and buried

[Breakdown]
Never thought it'd be easy 'cause it's not if it's worth to have
(It'll pass you by) You have a choice
Be your own person, have your own voice
So let's set it off

[Chorus]
Dear mother, as this noose is placed around my neck
I'm reflecting on these past few years I spent trying to forget
I'm regretting all this time spent half the world away
What will the children sing, what will the children sing
When I'm dead and buried?

[Post-Chorus]
Dead and buried, dead and buried
Dead and buried, dead and buried