Many times, it seems to me
my life is nothing but an empty dream.

The outside world seems fake and hollow
and I yearn for lost courage and self-esteem.

Somehow I know, there's got to be
more out there than I can at first see.

What happened to those days long ago,
when all you knew were friends; no foes
What happened to the old days
when you truly knew that everything would be alright?

Why does everything seem so unreal?
Why am I so numb that I can barely feel?
Why do I feel as though I am drowning;
my life lead astray.

Why has the sunshine gone away,
to leave me in the shadows?

Lately in my life, it has seemed
That I've never truly lived,
It was all merely a dream.