[Intro: Dave Grunewald]
Yeah

[Verse 1: Christoph von Freydorf & Dave Grunewald]
Enter the arena
Life's Colosseum is to bleed
Crosskill of doom takes its toll in disguise
Some things happen for no reason
When tragedy is running at full speed
Face your demise in the blink of an eye

[Pre-Chorus: Christoph Wieczorek & Dave Grunewald]
Is this the way it goes?
Is this the way it goes?

[Chorus: Christoph von Freydorf]
We can shatter in an instant
No matter who we are
We face our own demise
In the blink of an eye

[Post-Chorus: Christoph von Freydorf]
Thumbs up, thumbs down

[Verse 2: Christoph von Freydorf & Dave Grunewald]
As soon as you walk this planet
Don't take anything for granted but fear
Face your demise in the blink of an eye
The wildest rivers of joy
Open out into a sea of tears
We've seen it a million times before
[Pre-Chorus: Christoph Wieczorek & Dave Grunewald]
Is this the way it goes?

[Chorus: Christoph von Freydorf, Christoph Wieczorek & Dave Grunewald]
We can shatter in an instant
No matter who we are
We face our own demise
In the blink of an eye

[Post-Chorus: Christoph Wieczorek & Dave Grunewald]
Thumbs up, thumbs down
It's spare or slay
Thumbs up, thumbs down

[Bridge: Christoph von Freydorf & Dave Grunewald]
You don't have to be brave, you don't have to be strong
You just have to be born, and you're trapped
You don't have to be brave, you don't have to be strong
You just have to be born, and you're trapped
Trapped

[Chorus: Christoph von Freydorf, Christoph Wieczorek & Dave Grunewald]
We can shatter in an instant
No matter who we are
We face our own demise
In the blink of an eye
[Post-Chorus: Christoph Wieczorek & Dave Grunewald]
Thumbs up, thumbs down
It's spare or slay
Thumbs up, thumbs down
It's spare or slay
Thumbs up, thumbs down
It's spare or slay
Thumbs up, thumbs down
It's spare or slay

[Outro: Christoph von Freydorf]
You don't have to be brave, you don't have to be strong
You just have to be born, and you're trapped
You don't have to be brave, you don't have to be strong
You just have to be born, and you're trapped