I try to be cool and I try to be brave And I try not to send myself to the grave Before I've seen it through Wake up and decide, keep my eyes on the prize And I won't even feel that my back's on your knife Until I've seen it through Spending all my time, oh Pretending that I'm, oh Pulling out my heart But I could spend ages putting nonsense on pages And pass it off as art I hope I work it out And I hope it ain't for nothing And I'm hoping I earn my place in the coffin Of my gravestone, gravestone One that has your name on, name on I hope I work it out And I hope it ain't for nothing And I'm hoping I earn my place in the coffin Of my gravestone, gravestone One that has your name on, name on Try not to reach all the heights Or to breach all the terms and conditions Of the life that we seek Life's a bitch, life's a beach And I'm drowning in the sea I'm trying to stay cool and fight In the oncoming white I don't smoke anymore but I'm pretending I do So you think I'm cool Spending all my time, oh Pretending that I'm, oh Pulling out my heart But I could spend ages putting nonsense on pages And pass it off as art I hope I work it out And I hope it ain't for nothing And I'm hoping I earn my place in the coffin Of my gravestone, gravestone One that has your name on, name on I hope I work it out And I hope it ain't for nothing And I'm hoping I earn my place in the coffin Of my gravestone, gravestone One that has your name on, name on I don't mind Whatever my fate is as long as I Can reincarnate and I'd live a thousand lives And I'd die a thousand times Just to get one more chance at another by your side Oh, I don't mind Whatever my fate is as long as I Can reincarnate and I'd live a thousand lives And I'd die a thousand times Just to get one more chance at another by your side Oh, I don't mind Whatever my fate is as long as I Can reincarnate and I'd live a thousand lives And I'd die a thousand times Just to get one more chance, to get one more chance oh I hope I work it out And I hope it ain't for nothing And I'm hoping I earn my place in the coffin Of my gravestone, gravestone One that has your name on, name on I hope I work it out And I hope it ain't for nothing And I'm hoping I earn my place in the coffin Of my gravestone, gravestone One that has your name on, name on