A silent sleeping vampire, arisen from its grave
As I lie still and quiet in the dark
The only sign of breathing, a flicker on my skin
The only sign of life, my beathing heart
What does it take to open my eyes?
What does it take to register surprise?
What does it take to feel joy?
What does it take to feel pain?
Floors creak but doors are still
Iâ??ve read all the books about being ill
I know the truth and truth knows Iâ??m right
One day youâ??ll fear me in the night

A drowning man sees daylight
Coming up for airâ??
Iâ??ve been working hard for this
All my life and I like it this way

I know theyâ??re staking out my house
Thatâ??s why Iâ??m quiet like a mouse
I donâ??t know love but I know whatâ??s right
I feel my sickness every night
My tv fills my world with light
24 hours of second sight
I talk to God on my station
He gives me secret information

A drowning man sees daylight
Coming up for airâ??
Iâ??ve been working hard for this
All my life and I like it this way

Mother, suffocate me
Mother, suffocate me
Thereâ??s no way out of here
Itâ??s tearing me apart
Thereâ??s no way out of here
Thereâ??s no way out of here
Mother, suffocate me
Thereâ??s no way out of here
Thereâ??s no way out of here
No-no-no way out of here