Rumors Of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated - Rise Against

So please don’t ask me how

I ended up at my wits end

And breaking down

Pages torn from books we never read

Cause we’re plugged into this grid

Don’t pull this plug right now

Or then we’d really have to live

When I die, will they remember not

What I’ve done, but what I haven’t done?

It’s not the end that I fear with each breath

It’s life that scares me to death

When we built these dreams on sand

How they all slipped through our hands

This might be our only chance

Let’s take this one day at a time

I’ll hold your hand if you hold mine

The time that we kill keeps us alive

Your words won’t save me now

I’m at the edge feeling the sweat drip from my brow

«Get a grip on yourself» is what they say

Every hour, every day

Hands over my ears

I’ve been screaming all these years!

When I die, will they remember not

What I’ve done, but what I haven’t done?

It’s not the end that I fear with each breath

It’s life that scares me to death

When we built these dreams on sand

How they all slipped through our hands

This might be our only chance

Let’s take this one day at a time

I’ll hold your hand if you hold mine

The time that we kill keeps us alive

We came in search of answers

We left empty handed again

Shots fired into the sky

Are now returning

Where the fuck will you hide?

Hiding from the laughter in the closets of our lives

But the door hinges are squeaking letting in thin shards of light

And now a hand’s extending outward

Quiet comfort they invite

Do we dare take what they offer?

Do we step into the light?

When I die, will they remember not

What I’ve done, but what I haven’t done?

It’s not the end that I fear with each breath

It’s life that scares me to death

When we built these dreams on sand

How they all slipped through our hands

This might be our only chance

Let’s take this one day at a time

I’ll hold your hand if you hold mine

The time that we kill keeps us alive

When we built these dreams on sand

How they all slipped through our hands

This might be our only chance

Let’s take this one day at a time

I’ll hold your hand if you hold mine

The time that we kill keeps us alive