I had a dream where we both ended up getting caught in a brushfire The ring that surrounded us ten feet taller than you You were getting sick at the thought, Sight, and sound of what transpired I was getting tired of wondering what's the use We could write a book on the rise and the fall of an empire Make a new law for each and every excuse The cavalry will call as your face turns pale and you retire Sink to the floor and pray for something to do Let's cut out the middle man He's the only man I can't stand Nothing ever makes any sense Nothing ever goes like we planned Wake up You've been living your whole life Just looking through the blinds You're leaving yourself behind I was wondering how it felt this time to be honest When you dragged yourself to the street to say what you'd seen Sweating to death in the backyard denying to comment And opening up for everybody to see Let's cut out the middle man He's the only man I can't stand Nothing ever makes any sense Nothing ever goes like we planned I think I know, that I sink too low, don't I know, don't I know. Wake up You've been living your whole life Just looking through the blinds You're leaving yourself behind If you make up A reason to be alive A reason to just get by You're leaving yourself behind Everything I pray for gets sold on the TV With a dotted line, and a credit card I'm buying happy I don't discuss myself enough, the thought of it disgusts me Everything I hope for isn't always what it seems All the legwork put into pride is proving overwhelming Talk me down I just need a second to breathe Everything I pray for gets sold on the TV With a dotted line, and a credit card I'm buying happy I don't discuss myself enough, the thought of it disgusts me Everything I hope for isn't always what it seems All the legwork put into pride is proving overwhelming Talk me down I just need a second to breathe Wake up You've been living your whole life Just looking through the blinds You're leaving yourself behind If you make up A reason to be alive A reason to just get by You're leaving yourself behind