Just take me back

To way back when

When I was happy in my skin

I used to smile and

I used to laugh

At stupid jokes and anecdotes

When things weren't so bad

But I've been had

Well, I've got nothing left

And it's been said

"This boy is dead"

Well, I know what they say

And I know what they call me

Because I can hear them talking

"Here before you stands a dead man walking"

So much has changed

My heart don't beat the same

My blood grows stagnant in these veins

My body's cold and

My flesh has decomposed

No one will touch me

I've got no one to hold

And I've been told

That I've got nothing left

And it's been said

"This boy is dead"

Well, I know what they say

And I know what they call me

Because I can hear them talking

"Here before you stands a dead man walking"

I know what they say

God knows I know what they call me

Because I can hear them talking

"Here before you stands a dead man walking"

I see through other people

Like I'm looking through a dirty window

Just wish their intentions were as clear

As their conscious and honestly

It's a shame that I couldn't be what they wanted to see

Still I see the same motherfuckers

I'd imagine at my funeral in the front row

Only pretending to care for a person

They didn't even seem to know the first thing about

But that doesn't really matter now

I can't complain though

Who thought I'd see the day

I'd grow complacent in my grave?

But don't be sad, no

This coffin's not so bad

At least I found the peace of mind

That I've lacked

And never had

Well, I've got nothing left

And it's been said

Oh, it's been said

Well, I know what they say

And I know what they call me

Because I can hear them talking

"Here before you stands a dead man walking"

I know what they say

God knows I know what they call me

Because I can hear them talking

"Here before you stands a dead man walking"