It grows like a bad seed And brings pain and confusion Like there's no other state of mind I am always somewhere in between Badlands deep in my heart They've made me judge And criticize before I came to realize That changes must start from a place within Wide awake and on the run You want a remedy to knock you out Gonna say you're out of luck You ask your enemy to shoot you down To shoot you down Don't stop, cause comfort kills You may not see the subtle signs Which every day and every hour Tell us not to try, but to stand still Wide awake and on the run You want a remedy to knock you out Gonna say you're out of luck You ask your enemy to shoot you down To shoot you down Now the clear break of dawn Comes to shake my twisted thoughts Couldn't breath, couldn't talk, couldn't find a way to move on Am I still dead and gone, am I right or wrong? Wide awake and on the run You want a remedy to knock you out Gonna say you're out of luck You ask your enemy to shoot you down To shoot you down