I got caught when I was young Kicking shins and throwing glass like brittle scars The boy's gone now I'm a shadow Frightened of the creeping dark and twilight hours So let it be known One day I will leave this place With a hope for something wide and new Though hell is just a step away Waiting till it kicks in Waiting till it kicks in Waiting till the words fall out me like a heartbeat Prayer for a screaming life What do you want to hear from me? I am nothing but a bad man Waiting for your screaming light Tell me when it kicks in We all used to love this place Dirt under our nails from the daily grind The hazey lights would spin us round and round In the darkness we would always settle down So let it be known One day I will leave this place With a hope for something wide and new Though hell is just a step away Waiting till it kicks in Waiting till it kicks in Waiting till the words fall out me like a heartbeat Prayer for a screaming life What do you want to hear from me? I am nothing but a bad man Waiting for your twisting light So tell me when it kicks in See the world collapse under the Weight of something I could call my own? I'm not dead, just slowly dying Long enough to swing the rope to you So tell me when it kicks in Tell me when it kicks in Tell me when the words fall out me like a heartbeat Prayer for a screaming life What do you want to hear from me? I am nothing but a bad man Waiting for your twisting light So tell me when it kicks in Tell me when it kicks in Tell me when it kicks in