year of the rat

22 and i'm losing heart

self defeat becomes my art

deconstruct

decompose

alive not living and so it goes

i'm alone

i'm alone

a broken boy left on his own

i'm alone

i'm alone

i'm the only one left in my home

this is the year that i die

how many times have i said goodbye

farewell to my former life

eyes closed hold tight

look to the light

look to the light

how many times have i said goodbye

farewell to my former life

eyes closed hold tight

look to the light

look to the light

i'm ready to die

black nights and lowest lows

and so it goes

and so it goes

black nights and lowest lows

and so it goes

27 and i'm feeling right

cleared out the skulls and bones from my life

dead to myself reborn who knows

a man proud of where he goes

you have to breathe to be alive

you have to suffer to survive

you have to breathe to be alive

you have to suffer to survive

this is the year that i die

how many times have i said goodbye

farewell to my former life

eyes closed hold tight

look to the light

look to the light

how many times have i said goodbye

farewell to my former life

eyes closed hold tight

look to the light

look to the light

i'm ready to die

you have to breathe to be alive

you have to breathe to be alive

you have to breathe to be alive

you have to breathe to be alive

crawl out

crawl out of your grave

stand to your feet amazed

you've made it

you're here

no ground

no dirt

no fear

let the light become your own

don't let the grave be your home