They’ll Clap When You’re Gone
I CAN FEEL THE WALLS CLOSING IN
AND I DON’T WANT TO TALK ANYMORE
WISH I COULD QUIETLY SLIP AWAY
AND LEAVE YOU HERE WITH NO VOID
THE ONLY REASON I STAY IS TO CARE FOR YOU
EVERYTHING ELSE IN ME HAS ATROPHIED
AND I AM COLD AND PAINLESS NOW
I WANT TO LIVE BUT I FEEL NOTHING
WHEN CAN I DIE, WHEN CAN I GO
WHEN WILL I BE FREE, WHEN WILL I KNOW
WHEN CAN I RUN – MY LEGS ARE BOUND
WHEN CAN I GO, WHEN CAN I GO
WAS BORN A BLACKENED SEED IN THE WILD
AND I NEVER WAS A CHILD
I WAS PULLED RIGHT OUT OF THE SEA
AND THE SALT – IT NEVER LEFT MY BODY
SOMEONE OPENED ME UP WHILE I WAS SLEEPING
AND FILLED MY BODY RIGHT UP WITH SAND
I CARRY A HEAVINESS LIKE A MOUNTAIN
IT FORCES ME TO REMAIN
ALIVE AND UGLY, ALIVE AND UGLY
ALIVE AND UGLY, ALIVE AND UGLY
WHEN CAN I DIE, WHEN CAN I GO
WHEN WILL I BE FREE, WHEN WILL I KNOW
WHEN CAN I RUN, MY LEGS ARE BOUND
CAN I LEAVE HERE, KNOWING YOU’LL BE STRONG WITHOUT ME
THEY’LL CLAP WHEN YOU DIE
THEY’LL LOVE YOU WHEN YOU’RE DEAD
AND THEY’LL UNDERSTAND
AND YOU’LL BE FORGIVEN THEN