I walked downtown to get my fortune readShe took one look and this is what she saidHey, kid, just sing the songs that wake the deadThen you keep them ringing in your headYeah, you gotta get it off your chestDon't worry about the messI must confess, I took a hit, I'm in a bad conditionWith all the chatter, where's the truth? I find it hard to listenThey want it loud, they want it now, they want it loudJust get it out, just get it out, just give it outHey, kid, just sing the songs that wake the deadThen you get that darkness out your headYeah, you had it with you from the startThe lightning in your heartYeah, it's gonna take me outYeah, it's gonna bring me downBut I'm just living for this feeling nowI'm out of luck on the floor, every sound is ringingIt's not the same anymore, I hear them trumpets singingThey want it loud, they want it now, they want it loudJust get it out, just get it out, just get it outAs much as everything changes, everything stays the sameI've been going through phases, turning a page in my brainAnd overhead in the distance, it's never looking the sameI'm going through changes, going through phasesWalking through mazes, cracking my brainSo hey, kid, just sing the songs that wake the deadJust get that darkness out your headIt's the blessing and the curse, the dying and the poorYeah, it's gonna take me outYeah, it's gonna bring me downBut I'm just living for this feeling nowI'm just living for this feeling nowI'm just living for this feeling nowI'm just living for this feeling now