[Verse 1]

Lights turned down low, feeling my mortality

Heart is sinking, got to stay afloat

Can't rewind, turn back time

No fairytale ending in sight

[Pre-Chorus]

Controlled by fear

This is the life I hate

The end draws near

[Verse 2]

Cover my eyes, the world won't go away

Try to scream the words run dry

Flickering candle, don't give up

With every heartbeat, a new reality

A hole in my life, sucking me in

Mind torn apart, dragging me down

Break the spell, crack the hardened shell

Won't go down - without a fight!

[Pre-Chorus]

Controlled by fear

This is the life I hate

The end draws near

(But I'm still here)

[Chorus]

From the deep

I ride the wave

Break the spell of defeat

[Guitar Solo: Jeff Loomis]

[Verse 3]

A hole in my life, sucking me in

Mind torn apart, dragging me down

I break the spell, crack the hardened shell

Won't go down - without a fight!

[Pre-Chorus]

Controlled by fear

This is the life I hate

The end draws near

(But I'm still here)

[Chorus]

From the deep

I ride the wave

Break the spell of defeat

(I break the spell)

[Guitar Solo: Michael Amott]

[Chorus]

From the deep

I ride the wave

Break the spell of defeat

(Ooohh)