When The Lights Are Out

God help me
They say that I've lost touch with the world around me
They say that I've been reading from The Daily
And pasting my ideas around the country
They tell me I don't need to read
'Cause I can feed from the videos they show me on my television screen

Lord help me
I try to breathe but I swear, these lungs are empty
I try to speak but these words begin to choke me
I try to sleep but these demons fight against me
And so I pass my days in a haze
Wishing I could relive the beginning and avoid every mistake I've ever made

I lie in bed when the lights are out
Consumed with all the fears that I carry round
That I carry round

Somebody
Somebody dig me a hole that I can fall in
Release this aching burden to worms
Hear the echo ringing on
Another lifetime bleeds in the heat
We told him to be strong and to be silent
So I'll take another lifetime please

Now the question burns
Ripping fingers through my hair
Should I cut the rope
Or kick my feet from off the chair
I pray it won't take long
Stop the voices in my ear

I lie in bed when the lights are out
Consumed with all the fears that I carry round
That I carry round
That I carry round
That I carry round

I lie in bed when the lights are out
Consumed with all the fears that I carry round
That I carry round

(God help me)
I lie in bed when the lights are out
(They say that I've lost touch with the world around me
They say that I've been reading from the daily)
Consumed with all the fears that I carry round
(And pasting my ideas around the country)
That I carry round

Now the question burns
Ripping fingers through my hair
Should I cut the rope
Or kick my feet from off the chair
I pray it won't take long
Stop the voices in my ear

I lie in bed when the lights are out