[Verse 1]

This is the sound of my lungs giving up

When I've sung more than enough

Now I can't sing

This is something that I could do without

But I'm too far away now

I'll never make it back

[Verse 2]

My soul's being sold in every note I hold

When the playback drones I just recoil

No these are not the only notes I know

They're my only hope of singing this song

[Chorus]

It's why I look so tired

And I've gone so quiet

I try not to show

I'm pale as a ghost

And it's why I'm uninspired

And I've lost insight

Why I'm high and I'm low

I'm ebb and I'm flow

[Bridge]

Bite the hand that feeds you, you reap what you sow

You'll only be a winner in an auction for my soul

When god gave out virtues you politely held the door

Chase your dreams on a rodent wheel, you'll only hit a wall

[Chorus]

It's why I look so tired

And I've gone so quiet

I try not to show

I'm pale as a ghost

And it's why I'm uninspired

And I've lost insight

Why I'm high and I'm low

I'm ebb and I'm flow