I could not breathe
No, I couldn't breathe
The air was too thick
And I couldn't hold it for long
Hold it in the lungs

I could not see
No, I couldn't see
Eyes would only bleed
Tears from the soul
The frozen tears would roll along

Inside of me
Was someone empty
No, I couldn't be
This strange person
What have I become?

What’s left of me
Changed I completely?
Have I betrayed the child
That I was once before?
A long, long time ago

Oh what have I turned to be
I’m heading for long
Into oblivion

Look what this life turned to be
Dreams would only fall
And I fell, just like them all

Where is the meaning?
Give me some meaning
Pretend you mean it
And I will hold it
And never let it go

Where is my youth, now?
I need to feel it
‘Cause I've been feeling
So very old
And all my only hope

Is to find a way not to grow
Remain childish
So that pain would never come

My life turned into a song
But the lyrics are all wrong
And I can not sing along

They took the toys
And remained the boy
And then I was told
That I had to grow
Behave like grown man do

But inside of me
I knew I was free
Oh please let me be
The child I was once before
And let me grow no more

What’s there in growing for me?
‘Cause I simply can’t see
What’s there for me in growing

Lost my ability to dream
I have turned into a thing
That I wish I never would

I could not breathe
No, I couldn't breathe
The air was too thick
For me to hold it for long