I've been burning 

And dousing the flames 

I feel the whiplash 

Of the backlash on my face 

I melt to sleep at night 

But I wake to trip the day 



Never for you never for me 

Would I kiss your feet of clay 

I'm still alive and so should i 

Soak up the wave of compromise 



Am I the victim of youth 

Is this the truth 

Why don't you tell me 

Why don't you tell me 



There's no conscience 

In charity or shame 

The voice deceive me 

But believe me it's the same 

I see the black in white 

And the colour in the gray 



Better for me better for you 

Gonna bleach it all away 

I'm still alive and so should i 

Soak up the wave of compromise 



I see the scars, I hear the lies 

So what's the truth 

Why don't you tell me