[Refrain:]
From life to death we pursue happiness
From ground to ledge we pursue happiness
At our lowest times we pursue happiness
At our highest highs we pursue happiness

[Verse 1:]
The black rose settles upon the cracked skull of a wounded bird
The bird grabs the rose with its beak and flies to the heavens
As you were relaxing in front of your television screen
Remembering the days when you weren't alone
And in the back of your house your dog barks
But you're too lazy to feed it
And above the ocean a ship tosses and turns
Until it capsizes and the crew aimlessly swims amongst the waves

[Refrain:]
From life to death we pursue happiness
From ground to ledge we pursue happiness
At our lowest times we pursue happiness
At our highest highs we pursue happiness

[Verse 2:]
The thorns on the bush pressurize against an insect pulling itself down
As a bird swoops in to steal an easy target
And you're simply sinking into the light and the sound that emanates from your mind
But travels back into your memory before you can grasp it
And above the clouds an airplane falls
And crashes into the mountaintops with no survivors and no one to see it
[Refrain:]
From life to death we pursue happiness
From ground to ledge we pursue happiness
At our lowest times we pursue happiness
At our highest highs we pursue happiness

[Verse 3:]
Your climbing into the pursuit of happiness
But you're lost before you begin
And you can't even read the simplest of instruction
That leads you to the thing you've always wanted