"COME ALIVE" lyrics

Left you on the stage, you were dancing in the rain
But I wasn't ready to come alive

I looked better when I held the reigns
Sick of holding on to all my shame
Couldn't be a better ball and chain
Giving you my name
Puffed-out chest was unashamed
While you killed everything you could take pride in

Undone, sleeping all day
Wanna be a man, but I can't seem to manage
Okay, now that I'm paid
Everything is empty, everything is hollow
Clinging to a story that's borrowed
Hanging on 'til the bitter end

I sound better when I say your name
You're the animation in my veins
You're the spirit of a tragic dream I never meant to envy

Left you on the stage, you were dancing in the rain
But I wasn't ready to come alive

Undone, sleeping all day
Wanna be a man, but I can't seem to manage
Okay, now that I'm paid
Everything is empty, everything is hollow
Clinging to a story that's borrowed
Hanging on 'til the bitter end
Undone, sleeping all day
Wanna be a man, but I can't seem to manage
Okay, now that I'm paid
Everything is empty, everything is hollow

Left you on the stage, you were dancing in the rain
But I wasn't ready to come alive