[Verse 1]

I've been burning

And dousing the flames

I feel the whiplash

Of the backlash on my face

I melt to sleep at night

But I wake to trip the day

Never for you never for me

Would I kiss your feet of clay

[Chorus]

I'm still alive and so should I

Soak up the wave of compromise

Am I the victim of youth

Is this the truth

Why don't you tell me

Why don't you tell me

[Verse 2]

There's no conscience

In charity or shame

The voice deceive me

But believe me its the same

I see the black in white

And the color in the gray

Better for me better for you

Going to bleach it all away

[Chorus]

I'm still alive and so should I

Soak up the wave of compromise

Am I the victim of youth

Is this the truth

Why don't you tell me

Why don't you tell me

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

Why don't you tell me

Why don't you tell me

[Chorus]

I'm still alive and so should I

Soak up the wave of compromise

I see the scars, I hear the lies

So what's the truth

Why don't you tell me