[Verse 1]

I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark, and I

Don't know where I should go and the tears and the fears begin to multiply

Takin' time in a simple place, in my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase

And it's said that a war's lead, but I forget that I let another day go by

I want to be afraid, but it seems that these days

I'm caught under water, and I'm fallin' farther

My heart's gettin' harder, I'm callin' my father

Am I screamin' to an empty sky?

Empty sky, no way that's me 'cause one half of my heart is free

Empty sky, no way that's me, 'cause the other half of my heart's asleep

[Chorus]

Sing a song, but don't believe

Blasphemy is just for me

Hypocrite, take your pick

'Cause the poison's on my lips

Can I understand you?

Can I understand you?

Can I understand you?

Can, can I understand you?

[Verse 2]

Lights, camera, action, satisfaction

At your finger tips, no one's lackin' stuff

But it's not enough when it seems that

We have enough stuff just to blow stuff up

Lights, camera, stop

We're killin' ourselves just to get to the top

But we won't stop talkin' about what we got

And how we all love it when we're loved a lot

[Verse 3]

Enough about you, let's talk about me

And everybody thinks I'm just so free

Free? Did you hear the verse that came first

And how my own body's wagin' war on me?

I bet you didn't know somethin' as absurd

There's a word I've said more than any other word

It's sorry, sorry

And I pray that the word was heard

[Chorus]

Sing a song, but don't believe

Blasphemy is just for me

Hypocrite, take your pick

'Cause the poison's on my lips

Can I understand you?

Can I understand you?

Can I understand you?

Can, can I understand you?

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, I want to be alive

When you see my eyes

Can I see your eyes?

Can I see your eyes?

[Bridge]

Can I see your eyes?

Can I see your eyes?

Can I see your eyes?

Can I see your—

I want to be alive

When you see my eyes

Can I see your eyes?

Can I see your eyes?

[Outro]

Let the water wash away

Everything that you've become

On your knees, today is gone

And tomorrow's sure to come

Tomorrow's sure to come