[Verse 1]
You're a living sin
You're the harlequin in a one-act play
And you've given up
Even though you can't say why
So your hero died back in '69
Well, that's no excuse
To go lose yourself in an FM headphone high

[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
It's a heartless world
Ooh, ooh, ooh
It's a heartless world

[Verse 2]
Have you had enough?
Are you going back to that crazy place?
Are you listening? (Listening)
Am I talking to myself?
Well, it's sad to say
But it's just that way
And it'll never change, never change
Have you won or lost?
You know it's hard to tell
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
It's a heartless world
Ooh, ooh, ooh
It's a heartless world
Yeah

[Verse 3]
And some room to breathe
May be all you need
To get on your feet
And the time to step outside and see the sky

[Chorus]
Ooh, no, no, no
It's a heartless world
Ooh, no, no, no
It's a heartless world
Yeah

[Verse 4]
Will you control me?
Will you please hold me?
Don't let me show my vicious side
If you disown me
If you've outgrown me
I'll change my name
And say goodbye
Oh yeah
[Refrain]
Oh, it's a heartless world
A heartless world
A heartless world, oh
Oh-oh, oh

[Verse 5]
Will you control me?
Will you please hold me?
Don't let me show my vicious side
If you disown me
If you've outgrown me
I'll change my name
And say goodbye
Oh yeah, oh yeah

[Refrain]
It's a heartless world
A heartless world
A heartless world
Oh yeah, oh
Oh