i hold my breath as this life starts to take its toll
i hide behind a smile as this perfect plan unfolds
but oh, god, i feel i've been lied to
lost all faith in the things i have achieved
and i

[chorus]
i've woken now to find myself
in the shadows of all i have created
i'm longing to be lost in you
(away from this place i have made)
won't you take me away from me

crawling through this world as disease flows through my veins
i look into myself, but my own heart has been changed
i can't go on like this
i loathe all i've become

[chorus]
i've woken now to find myself
in the shadows of all i have created
i'm longing to be lost in you
(away from this place i have made)
won't you take me away from me

lost in a dying world i reach for something more
i have grown so weary of this lie i live

[chorus]
i've woken now to find myself
in the shadows of all i have created
i'm longing to be lost in you
(away from this place i have made)
won't you take me away from me