Mephistopheles is dead
But the last thing the little bastard said
Was that any fool can have my crown
If they claim the lost before they're found
Your broken heart will mend in time
But some crusades they just cross the line

It's a hard way out
It's a hard way out I know

You don't have to be the only one
Trying to save the world
You don't have to hold on to
The stone to save the girl
There's a bluebird out your window
And that's a myth about the rain
The hard way out is hopeless
And that ain't ever going to change

Faces flashing in the sky
All around your room and the reasons why
Is this revenge or just release
You don't have to hurt yourself to keep the peace
These could be the best years you could fly and you could shine
You do not have to prove that you are strong or that you were right

It's a hard way out
It's a hard way out I know

The hard way out is hopeless
And that ain't ever going to change