Paradise

After midnight's glow and morning's gloom has settled in its self-inflicted sense of self-loathing Waking up from the longest dream Where we're all running away It's a sobering experience Still sinking still spinning still hanging by a thread I've been thinking I'll stop wasting the days away and make life worth living Controlling these demons and stopping sirens from screaming Lapsing in and out of this great escape A love-hate relationship We're all stuck in our ways And as we drown everyday we revel in our self-indulgence And wonder why we feel trapped In our bodies In our rooms In our cities With our words Still sinking, still spinning, still hanging by a thread I've been thinking I'll stop wasting the days away and make life worth living Controlling these demons and stopping sirens from screaming Lapsing in and out of this great escape A love-hate relationship We're all stuck in our ways And as we drown everyday we revel in our self-indulgence And wonder why we feel trapped In our bodies In our rooms In our cities With our words Still sinking, still spinning, still hanging by a thread Start thinking, stop wasting, start making life worth living