Reprogram the Gene (III) A Cure for Us? - Marillion

Waking up too early Static on the TV Dressed in all the clothes I had on When yesterday decided I didn't need to fight with the hours and the seconds no more Doing all the things that I'm supposed to Working everyday the way that most do Smiling while I'm hiding what I'm going through But you know, you know, you know That if I'm being honest I couldn't tell you this is all I wanted I struggle sleeping 'cos the house feels haunted Filled with the shadows of regret And the things I should have said To the ones I laid to rest And lately, I'm terrified that all my youth is fading Man, growing old is so excruciating Is there a cure for minds unwell 'Cos my heads a living hell If I'm honest with myself Stumble as I'm leaving One foot takes the lead Second seems to struggle to find A solitary reason to continue seeking Any use in walking this line Doing all the things that I'm supposed to Working every day the way that most do Smiling while I'm hiding what I'm going through But you know, you know, you know That if I'm being honest I couldn't tell you this is all I wanted I struggle sleeping 'cos the house feels haunted Filled with the shadows of regret And the things I should have said To the ones I laid to rest And lately, I'm terrified that all my youth is fading Man growing old is so excruciating Is there a cure for minds unwell 'Cos my heads a living hell If I'm honest with myself So how am I supposed to see an end To my all consuming constant fear and dread When I can't even seem to make it out of bed Yeah if I'm being honest I couldn't tell you this is all I wanted I struggle sleeping 'cos the house feels haunted Filled with the shadows of regret And the things I should have said To the ones I laid to rest And lately, I'm terrified that all my youth is fading Man growing old is so excruciating Is there a cure for minds unwell 'Cos my heads a living hell If I'm honest with myself

Cold and deceived, letting love take its lead I stood in awe as I watched my hell retreat I'm 25 and living my life Crushing the walls of defeat right before my eyes Crushing defeat right before my eyes I will not yield at the hands of my guilt I'd rather break down the walls that entropy built I am no coward, no fear among these bones This body is concrete This will is of stone I'm not sick, I'm just sick and tired of giving in You're a conformist, a sheep to follow suit We're not sick, we're just sick and tired of giving in I'd sever my legs before I'd follow you We watched you cower at the sign of smoke Regret so potent and it makes you choke You're the reason we live this way Hearts full of hope Eyes full of rage I'm giving up on giving in I'm backing out, not backing down I know you want me to submit I know you want me to submit Consciousness has become a plague Spreading corruption to all in its wake Your pathogenic words tearing through the air Killing us slowly I'm not sick We watched you cower at the sign of smoke Regret so potent and it makes you choke You're the reason we live this way Hearts full of hope Eyes full of rage I'm giving up on giving in I'm backing out, not backing down You want me to admit my life's a lie With every word you spit full of genocide If hate's the cure and it makes me well Then open your mouth and inject yourself When is the last time you felt well? When is the last time you felt well? When is the last time you felt well? When is the last time you felt well? I know you want me to submit I know you want me to submit But I refuse to give in You've become the contagion

You shatter me Your grip on me A hold on me, so dull it kills You stifle me Infectious sense of hopelessness And prayers for rain I suffocate I breathe in dirt And nowhere shines but desolate And drab the hours All spent on killing time again All waiting for the rain You fracture me Your hands on me A touch so plain, so stale it kills You strangle me Entangle me in hopelessness And prayers for rain I deteriorate I live in dirt And nowhere glows but drearily and tired The hours all spent on killing time again All waiting for the rain You fracture me Your hands on me A touch so plain, so stale it kills You strangle me Entangle me in hopelessness And prayers for rain Prayers for rain Prayers for rain Prayers for rain

She's so easy to look at, she's got style, she's got grace I would do anything just to be in your place You're my best friend you know that i would do you no wrong There's a moon out tonight I don't wanna be alone Ask her, ask her Does she have a friend for me Does she, does she Does she have a friend for me We could fly down to ginos Maybe date and a show We could come back to my place Where the lights are down low I know love is a gamble, got my eyes open wide Spin my heart like a wheel I feel lucky tonight Ask her, ask her Does she have a friend for me Does she, does she Does she have a friend for me I just wanna know Cause that pretty little thing you got there All i know is somethin' would happen Does she (does she does she) oh does she I got a little money in my pocket And i wanna... Is that one out there for me You could do me the favor Get me sick off the blues Here's a dime for the phone I don't think she'd refuse You're my best friend i know that You would do me no wrong I just want me a woman i could call my own Ask her ask her Does she have a friend for me Does she does she Does she have a friend for me I just wanna know Cause that pretty little thing you got there All i know is somethin' would happen Does she (does she does she) oh does she I got a little money in my pocket And i wanna... Is that one out there for me Ask her ask her Does she have a friend for me Does she does she Does she have a friend for me

And if the bottle's no solution Why does it feel so warm And if that girl is no solution Why did she feel so warm And if to feel is no solution Why do I feel Why do I feel so tired Why do I feel so broken Why do I feel so outside Why do I seem so blind I'm so sick of feeling It's ruined my life If living rough is no solution Why does it ease my mind If looking back is no solution Why are we all Nothing but children Children inside Why do the Gods Sit back and watch So many lost What kind of mother Leaves a child in the traffic Turning tricks in the dark What kind of God? I crawled around inside myself It was a long way down It was a mine and it was mine And in the darkness I saw a perfect mirror Floating in space When I meet God I'm going to ask her What makes her cry What makes her laugh Is she just stars and indigo gas Does she know why Love has no end But it's dark-angel friend Tearing women and men Slowly apart Stain Don't do that Scream Don't do that Fail Never do that Never do that I want to go out Don't do that I want an adventure Just stay. I want Just stay in I want to make love And if the bottle's no solution Why does it feel so warm And if looking back is no solution Why are we all just children inside And if to feel is no solution Why does the whole damn world feel so broken So outside and out-of-sorts A perfect mirror Floating in space Waves and numbers But oh, such beautiful numbers And oh, such waves...

You're only human So am I It's such a shame we have these secrets and lies That get discovered from time to time Whatever rises eventually falls The world turns and it turns on us all You can't live life without making mistakes You can't live trying to keep the outside world away It's time to stop Beating yourself up It's not your fault It's not your fault It's not your fault I broke a mirror Maybe two Shattered reflections That's all I have of you Crackin' like eggshell beneath my fear I couldn't breathe, I couldn't keep the outside world away Oh dear When you lie down to sleep Repeat after me It's not your fault It's not your fault It's not your fault We're both so tired It's not your fault It's just the way we're wired

They give me maintenance drugs Said I'll be okay They give me maintenance drugs They said I'd be okay So I'm taking my time Living from day to day You gotta live No one knows how much time No one knows how much time No one knows how much time they've got left Ñ'est-ce pas? An hour before it's dark They give me maintenance drugs Said I'll be okay They test me once a year They test me once a year You have to care You have to care You have to care You have to care No one knows how much time No one knows how much time No one knows They said I'll be okay They said I'll be okay An hour before it's dark They said I'll be okay An hour before it's dark An domhan Whether you like it or not When it's gone, it's gonna take you with it This one Whether you like it or not When it's gone, it's gonna take you with it An domhan Whether you like it or not When it's gone, it's gonna take you with it This one Whether you like it or not When it's gone, it's gonna take you with it It's gonna take you with it It's gonna take you with it It's gonna take you with it It's gonna take you with it