What great risk to truly live



We could die alone



Our selfproclaimed meaning of bliss



Is getting what we're owed.



It's always getting what we're owed

I am like a machine, 



All that I really need is medicine



And then I'll fall fast asleep



In my dreamlike state, I'll pretend I'm unscathed



But when I wake up, my resilience fades



When I wake up, my resilience fades

How long, how long?



How long, long...

I know there's more to life than slavery



I'm tired of dying



I know there's more to life than drinking this soulsick medicine

Oh no, no I'll never listen to what I'm told



At twentyfour, you'd think I'd hold my speech



Instead, I'll mix you a cocktail,



Some truth and some slander



And never practice what I preach



I never practice what I preach

How long, how long?



How long, long...

I know there's more to life than slavery



I'm tired of dying



I know there's more to life than drinking this soulsick medicine

I know there's more to life than slavery



I'm tired of dying



I know there's more to life than drinking this soulsick medicine

I know there's more to life 



I know there's more to life



I know there's more,



I know there's more to life than drinking



This soulsick medicine!