A circus of madmen Running the show Where are we heading? Nobody knows Too much confusion With no end in sight A prison of promise Polluting our minds Oh no My heart's beating, buried alive Open my eyes, my soul won't survive Dead and gone My heart's beating, everyone cried Said their goodbyes, covered in lies Dead and gone The future is bankrupt With no change to spare The city's on fire A family affair You call it destruction But you hold the knife The people's induction The people's demise Oh no My heart's beating, buried alive Open my eyes, my soul won't survive Dead and gone My heart's beating, everyone cried Said their goodbyes, covered in lies Dead and gone, so gone Hungry as vultures Craving the thrown Posing for pictures Then eating your own Raising our voices Feed the machine They're coming to save us But watching us bleed Oh no My heart's beating, buried alive Open my eyes, my soul won't survive Dead and gone My heart's beating, everyone cried Said their goodbyes, covered in lies Dead and gone Dead and gone forever, baby Dead and gone forever Dead and gone Dead and gone forever, baby Dead and gone forever Dead and gone, so gone