Oh, the borders are bursting The bank sand went dry Like deserts of sands And the fears that we've cried Witness the wreckage The steady decline The ruins we betrayed In excess we surround ourselves And oh so willingly In decadence we drown ourselves To make our lives complete Fall down Having trembled there Into the gutters Gasping for air Keep up with the running pace Or be replaced In excess we surround ourselves And oh so willingly In decadence we drown ourselves To make our lives complete We crave acceptance and stability We fear rejection Yeah, we claim to be free Witness the wreckage (the wreckage, the wreckage) Yeah, witness the wreckage In excess we surround ourselves And oh so willingly In decadence we drown ourselves We fight the ruins of our past For everyone to see In decadence we drown ourselves To make Our lives Complete