Oh, I must be drowning... I had the best paints I had all that money can buy Such a careful covering That revealed only my strengths They never saw my weakness Till the raindrops washed away the crayon All the writings of my street Leaving me with my birthmarks That's the only thing I wanted to lose Birthmarks - It's vanity, it's vanity Birthmarks - It's vanity, it's vanity Birthmarks - It's vanity, drowning into my part In the bottom, there's no way up Lying in my agony I hear the words: I told you so I feel their despise Face that used to be so friendly Does not even recognize me Finally start to see behind the scene I can see it from their eyes I finally start to realize My true estate was just the disguise Oh, I must be drowning... How could I ignore all those castles on the shore They remind me of the dreams that were torn How could I rely on something so undefined Useless were the years of the grind... Reasons vanished into thin air Joyful cheers turned into silence Hand so pure and beautiful Is now black corpse against the sky And I wonder what's the use of these Birthmarks, Birthmarks, Birthmarks, birthmarks Birthmarks, birthmarks Smiling at the foolish draft I'm tearing off my skin graft Leave it in the freezing night For someone wretched to find