[Verse 1]
You are killing me
Mouth is movin'
But I cannot hear you speak
Life's a tragedy
Go on livin'
In a world not for the weak

Keep your dreams
Inside your heart
Never let the pressure
Tear you apart
Truth is whispered
On a breath
Loud enough to cover
The smell of death

[Chorus]
Never thought too important to mention
Livin' through the birth, the birth of tension
Never thought too important to mention
Livin' with the tension, tension, tension

[Verse 2]
Don't you understand?
Too much tension, snap
Then you lose your grip
Too many demands
Start at birth, snap
From the womb, you're ripped
Leave your dreams
Inside, behind
Never had a reason
That you'll never find
Tension builds
Another way
Gonna make you all
Go away

[Chorus]
Never thought too important to mention
Livin' through the birth, the birth of tension
Never thought too important to mention
Livin' with the tension, tension, tension

[Bridge 1]
Too much tension
All around
Too much tension
Bring you down
All the pressures
In the narrow mind
All the reasons
You'll never find

[Bridge 2]
Did you kill your father?
Sleep with your mother?
Idolize your sister?
Were you jealous of your brother?
Did ya kick the dog?
Were you beat with a strap?
Were you really abused?
Were you faking all that? Too tense
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
You are killin' me
So many ways
So little time to think
Life's catastrophe
Glass is empty
And I really need a drink

Movin' all so very quick
Movin' so fast
That it gets me sick
Let me out of here
Livin' ain't livin'
With the tension and the fear

[Chorus]
Never thought too important to mention
Livin' through the birth, the birth of tension
Never thought too important to mention
Livin' with the tension, tension, tension