[Verse 1]

Everyone I know has some reason to hate themselves

A reason to debase themselves

A reason not to get out of bed

(But we do! But we do! But we do! But we do!)

Even though sometimes we wish we were dead

(I know, I know) We all have thoughts of suicide

(I know, I know) We all keep choosing to survive

Live or die, give up or try, decisions that no one is able to make except for you

[Refrain]

The choices we’ve made survive us

We mustn’t forget what we’ll leave behind us

[Verse 2]

There is no simple way to stop the sadness

We all just teeter on the edge of madness

Looking for different ways to subvert pain

Until we’re able to feel joy again

But when happiness takes too long to come

Sinking feeling, despair growing just too strong

The past a monster that you can’t outrace

Mirror’s reflection shows a stranger’s face

[Verse 3]

I never wanted to feel this way again

Never wanted to disappoint my friends

I want to thrive, not just survive

But I have sure taken my time

Realizing bad decisions, consequences always building

By the time you realize you won’t change

You’ve become everything you hate

[Refrain]

The choices we make define us

We mustn’t forget that the past is behind us

[Trombone Solo]

[Bridge]

I don’t really want to die

I want to want to be alive (I don't really want to die)

I want to feel the same way I used to feel every day

So much potential, so much road ahead of me

But then I tripped, fell down, and got back up again (I want to feel alive)

Fell down and got back up again

Tripped, fell down, and got back up again

Fell down and got back up again

Fell down, stayed down, watched everyone pass as I laid on the ground

And now I’ve been here for so long

[Refrain]

The choices we make confine us

The passage of time is what resigns us

[Outro]

If life is a game, I feel I’ve already lost

But nothing is gained if I give the board a toss

There are plenty of reasons to play other than win

At least that’s what I’m selling myself