[Verse 1]

I stopped to start and think about

The fire burnin' on the faces of the stars

Illuminating disassembled copin' mechanisms

Catalogues of broken dispositions lyin' heavy and substantial

Pilin' up on the decrepit woolen carpet

It's alright, we can celebrate the evaporating Homo sapien race

That's racing to erase its brief and glorious existence

Lead with blind enthusiasm, soaked in sweat

And smilin' with insanity and broken cigarettes (Fix bayonets)

[Chorus]

We're dissolving in the gutter with the sour rain

And I'm lost in the middle of it all again

[Verse 2]

Patiently ignite the fuse

And sit and wait for everything to detonate

We'll analyze the pain within the expiration date

Everybody wants to forget about every little thing that they hate

Unsynthesized telepathy, a sympathetic symphony

Put another foot in another shoe, please send assistance

As I wander through the black without appropriate schematics

We certainly appreciate the call to all Civilian cadets

Chalk up your hands and hoist the flag (Fix bayonets)

[Chorus]

We're dissolving in the gutter with the sour rain

And I'm lost in the middle of it all again

We're dissolving in the gutter with the sour rain

And I'm lost in the middle of it all again

[Outro]

It was all over

Before it ever began

It was all over

Before it ever began

It was all over

Before it ever began

It was (Weighing us down)

All (Screeching to a halt)

Over (And done without through the exit wound)

Before (It was too little)

It all (It was too late)

Began (We were all on board to fall apart)