They're writing pages out of whispers But will it matter in the end Maybe I'll paint my own existence, yeah Learn how to draw you at the end Day one, I'm hopeless And day two, I don't recognize myself (recognize myself, no) Day three, I'm focused And day four, can't help but despise myself (despise myself) Keep staring at the ether Waiting for some guidance Traded in my favorite game To find a greater meaning In all the melody spent on someone else Remember when you rattled my cage To show me the door was wide open On our way down the mountain (on our way down the mountain) Kept up me right when I wanted to bend (wanted to bend) On our way down the mountain (on our way down the mountain) You made me the king of our descent (king of our descent) Waited all my life to find it Does it validate the grinding? When every drink I ever poured into my cup, I drank it Waited all my life to find it Did it validate the grinding? When every ship I took the to time fashion up, I sank it Keep staring at the ether Waiting for some guidance Traded in my favorite game To find a greater meaning In all the melody spent on someone else Remember when you rattled my cage To show me the door was wide open Oh, oh Remember when you rattled my cage To show me the door Things I defended When I was dependent on someone else (on someone else, yeah) Now that we're stranded I feel I can finally define myself (define myself)