you never thought they could be so mean,
 be so hard and cause you so much pain
 like a fool you tried again, you really wanted to be their friend
 but looking back you see they just wasted your time (X3)
 self loathing, the anger inside, you covered it up with pride, you always
 found a way to
 blame it on yourself, on yourself, blame it on yourself

 looking back you get yourself together...
 looking back you get to go on...
 looking back you see that you
 get to change your mind about yourself and you get to go on...

 so mad, so mean, the pain remained unseen
 all that time pent up wanting to explode (X3)
 what they did, the things the said, you wished that you were dead
 anything not to have to deal with them (X3)
 they made you hate, you couldn't wait to go out and do something great
 turn around and throw it right back in their face (X4)

 looking back you get yourself together
 looking back you see all the hatred inside
 now you see that you get to change your mind about yourself
 and you get to go on, so go on..!
 looking back you see you just wasted your time
 buying into the talk and the lies
 looking back you see all you've got is yourself
 you can tell by the look in their eyes

 alien man, I'm an alien man, I'm an alien man, I'm an alien man... yeah!

 now you see how you are, the wisdom mixed it with all the scars
 go on out and watch all the fools passes souls on by
 they never knew, they never do, it was always up to you
 you gotta go out and get it for yourself (x3)
 you never were one of them, they could have never been your friends
 the best revenge is to always survive yourself (X bunch of times