[Chorus]

If I paid with my life

Would you say that I'm right?

I won't fight

Not tonight

I'm only trying to get by

It's high stakes, our time

Is the currency of our lives

I won't lie

No alibi

I'm only trying to survive

[Verse 1]

And it doesn't matter what your preacher says to me

Because the blind lead blind without empathy

They're so far removed from the world we bleed

While touting all their flashy apathy

But I'm not a martyr for the cause

I'll just ring the alarm

And do my part to sing

And get you off

[Chorus]

If I paid with my life

Would you say that I'm right?

I won't fight

Not tonight

I'm only trying to get by

It's high stakes, our time

Is the currency of our lives

I won't lie

No alibi

I'm only trying to survive

[Verse 2]

And it doesn't matter when they say you've got the choice

It's an illusion that will strip you of your voice

It's so polarizing

It's the great divide, I know

I'm not idolizing

All the ones who glorify their role

'Cause they keep the dogs at bay

Let hunger pave the way

And set the fire that melts the mess they made

[Chorus]

If I paid with my life

Would you say that I'm right?

I won't fight

Not tonight

I'm only trying to get by

It's high stakes, our time

Is the currency of our lives

I won't lie

No alibi

I'm only trying to survive

[Outro]

I'm only trying to get by

I'm only trying to survive this time

Another voice on the assembly line

I'm only trying to get by