I used to be a fighter 
Hell I used to be so good 
I used to know my way 
Around the whole damn neighborhood 
We'd come at night and paint the town 
We called it "grim repair" 
We'd spray our words of signature 
Our slogans of despair 

We're blinded by the world we made 
And we're blinded by your light 
Fuck the system 
Fuck the man 
And everything I've done 

I went to school 
I caught up quick 
I learned my lesson right 
I thought it might be easy 
But they said man hold on tight 
You're leaving for the real world 
And you boarded right on time 
Check out all the options 
And them be all that you can 

I was blinded by the world I'd made 
I was blinded by the light 
Fuck the system 
Fuck the man 
And everything I've done 

I used to be a fighter 
And I swear that I was good 
Fuck the system 
Fuck the man 
And everything I've done 
Fuck the system 
Fuck the man 
And all that I've become 

I've come across the minefield 
Now I hardly know my name 
It's easier to fade away 
You learn to hide the shame 

It's easier to fade away 
You learn to hide the shame