♪ The hate, the fear, the shame The enemies I helped you to create Self denigration Letting lies abound Pulling me, pulling me, pulling me down Another laceration Skin splits like a divided nation Moment comes, the moment's gone You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing You gotta light that spark Gotta make your mark While the blood's still pumping You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing Daddy always told me "Failure is not an option" Failure is not an option Failure is not an option So pray until your god obeys In answer to your fate Self mutilation Skin splits like a divided nation They say just take it day by day Until you make a play A declaration Remember me for generations Moment comes, the moment's gone You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing You gotta light that spark Gotta make your mark While the blood's still pumping You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing Daddy always told me "Failure is not an option" They whisper in your ear They want you to adhere Don't let the evil engineer They whisper in your ear Keep feeding on your fear Don't let the evil engineer You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing You gotta light that spark Gotta make your mark While the blood's still pumping You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing You gotta light that spark Gotta make your mark While the blood's still pumping You better stand for something Don't want to die for nothing Daddy always told me "Failure is not an option" Failure is not an option