V1: Had a dream, had a drowning dream
I was in a river of blame
All wanting a piece of me without knowing who I am
Quick to judge and quick to defend
Quick to tell me I'm the one in the deep end
They love to hate
Love to lie
Love to try and keep us all high
V2: Had a dream, had a drowning dream
Same dream as before
No one really gives a damn about anything that anyone else stands for
Try so hard to stay aground
All they want is to push me back down
They want me six feet underground
I won't stop spitting at their sound
They tried to cut me down to size
I see right through their weak disguise
And I won't back down. No!
V3: I've had my dreams and I've had nightmares
Everything in the end
Tells me to keep pushing on even when it feels I've got no friends
They tear me down to get themselves ahead
They're the ones who are being mislead
I reach to the skies and call out your name
I reach to the skies in vain
And it feels like heaven's so far away
Homage to Offspring's "Gone Away"; Natalie Imbruglia's "City"