did you ever think - you've got a world of your own
did you ever think - that nature is your slave
you don't see that you are diggin' your own grave
understand the sign

did you ever wonder 'bout the breakin' strain
we've gone the wrong way walked a tight rope
and seems the rope will snap - and we fall
into this empire of decay

in my opinion - we've gone too far
see all the rage - and you'll know what I mean
and when the world rears - you are blind
but if something breaks it's out of control

try to believe - the powers that be
will hear your voice and understand

it's not as simple - as it sounds
too many colours in the world
it's not as simple - as it sounds
the breakin' strain has almost reached the top

what life is worth to live beyond this madness
piece by piece this kingdom falls and you are helpless
and when the world rears - you are blind
but if something breaks it's out of control

try to believe - the powers that be
will hear your voice and understand

it's not as simple - as it sounds
too many colours in the world
it's not as simple - as it sounds
the breakin' strain has almost reached the top

did you ever dream about a world that is different
to the one you live in infected by craving for power
and built on bricks of bleakness just to suck you out
and if you don't move you will never feel the chains
givin' you just enough freedom to move in a small circle
and make you believe your life is kind of important -
but it isn't

where are the pictures - drawn with the power of fantasy
where is the life - that we lived before it lived us
where are the answers - that we know before we asked

it's not as simple - as it sounds
too many colours in the world
it's not as simple - as it sounds
the breakin' strain has almost reached the top

... and it will snap