They don't want you to know, but they make us go away Let you live alone in the world you have in place Trying to see, what does it really mean? Never coming back to this world of broken dreams It's a sign of the times It's a long, steady life It's the wrong, it's the right It's the black, it's the white It's the risk that we take It's the love I'll never fake It's the grass, it's the snake It's the hoe and it's heartache You live your life like, "Oh, yeah, it's so easy" But you don't know it's just the calm before the storm You live your life like, "Fuck it, there's no meaning" So, here I am and here I sit, I play along I play along, I play along, I play along Here I am, right or wrong, I play along It's the line that we cross It's the murder in my thoughts It's a pain we feel, strong It's a rage can't be stopped It's a lie, claimed as true It's the me and it's the you It's the needle to the spoon It's the ghosts here in my room You live your life like, "Oh, yeah, it's so easy" But you don't know it's just the calm before the storm You live your life like, "Fuck it, there's no meaning" So, here I am and here I sit, I play along I play along, I play along, I play along Here I am, right or wrong, I play along (I play along) (I play along) (I play along) (I play along) (I play along) You live your life like, "Oh, yeah, it's so easy" But you don't know it's just the calm before the storm You live your life like, "Fuck it, there's no meaning" So, here I am and here I sit, I play along I play along, I play along, I play along Here I am, right or wrong, I play along I play along, I play along, I play along Here I am, right or wrong, I play along