Octavarium
I never wanted to become someone like him so secureContent to live each day just like the lastI was sure I knew thatThis was not for meAnd I wanted so much moreFar beyond what I could seeSo I swore that I'dNever be someone like him
So many years have passedSince I proclaimedMy independenceMy missionMy aimAnd my visionSo secureContent to live each day like it's my lastIt's wonderful to knowThat I could beSomething more than what I dreamedFar beyond what I could seeStill I swear that I'mMissing out this time
As far as I could tellThere's nothing more I needBut still I ask myselfCould this be everythingThen all I sworeThat I would never be was nowSo suddenlyThe only thingI wantedTo becomeTo be someone just like him
A Doctor sitting next to meHe asks me how I feelNot sure I understand his questioningHe says I've been away a whileBut thinks he has cured meFrom a state of catatonic sleep
For 30 yearsWhere have I beenEyes openBut not getting through to me
Medicate meInfiltrate meSide effects appearAs my conscience slips away
Medicate meScience failingConscience fading fastCan't you stop what's happening
A higher dosage he prescribesBut there's no guaranteeI feel it starting to take over meI tell him not to be ashamedThere's no one who's to blameA second shotA brief awakening
I feel the relapseCan't break freeEyes openBut not getting through to me
Medicate meInfiltrate meSide effects appearAs my conscience slips away
Medicate meScience failingConscience fading fastCan't you stop what's happening
Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's readyJack the ripper Owens Wilson Phillips and my supper's readyLucy in the sky with diamond Dave's not here I come to save theDay for nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home again
Running forwardFalling backSpinning round and roundLooking outwardReaching inScream without a sound
Leaning overCrawling upStumbling all aroundLosing my placeOnly to find I've come full circle
Flying off the handle be careful withThat axe Eugene gene the dance machineMessiah light my fire gabba gabbaHey hey my my generation's home again
Running forwardFalling backSpinning round and roundLooking outwardReaching inScream without a sound
Leaning overCrawling upStumbling all aroundLosing my placeOnly to find I've come full circle
Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrathRemove all obstacles from our path
Asking questionsSearch for cluesThe answer's been right in front of you
Try to break throughLong to connectFall on deaf ears and failed muted breath
Loyalty, trust, faith and desireCarries love through each darkest fire
Tortured InsanityA smothering hellTry to escape but no avail
The calls of admirersWho claim they adoreDrain all your lifeblood while begging for more
Innocent victims of merciless crimesFall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs
Step after stepWe try controlling our fateWhen we finally start living it has become too late
Trapped inside this OctavariumTrapped inside this OctavariumTrapped inside this OctavariumTrapped inside this Octavarium
We move in circlesBalanced all the whileOn a gleaming razor's edge
A perfect sphereColliding with our fateThis story ends where it began