NOCTURNAL

Tried self-destruction 'til I couldn't function I hurt myself, hated myself, it didn't help me Tried self-control, tried letting go To heal myself, I went to Hell, I hope you know What it's like to fight your mind When your skin still crawls at night I pretend that I'm all right 'til the lights go out Don't got a need for sleep Stuck in a lucid dream Daylight's not for me That's why I'm nocturnal Hate when the morning comes This life that I'm running from Can't fly too close to the sun That's why I'm nocturnal Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah That's why I'm nocturnal Lost in the static, I can't go past it I got this far, I need the dark, a little madness A little patience, some kind of saving Keep circling to find another life worth chasing I pretend that I'm all right 'til the lights go out Don't got a need for sleep Stuck in a lucid dream Daylight's not for me That's why I'm nocturnal Hate when the morning comes This life that I'm running from Can't fly too close to the sun That's why I'm nocturnal Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah That's why I'm nocturnal That's why I'm nocturnal That's why I'm nocturnal I pretend that I'm all right