Deep inside these burning buildings

Voices die to be heard

Years we spent teaching a lesson

We ourselves had never learned And if strength is borne from heartbreak

Many mountains I could move

And if walls could speak I'd pray

That they would tell me what to do If you see me, please just walk on by, walk on by

Forget my name and I'll forget it too

Failed attempts at living simple lives, simple lives

(Simple lives)

Always keep me coming back to you No signs of life here, save the embers, the occasional flame

We'd know the way but can't remember, conception to the grave

Shout confessions from the greatest heights, where no one can hear

All my fears, my insecurities are falling like tears If you see me, please just walk on by, walk on by

Forget my name and I'll forget it too

Failed attempts at living simple lives, simple lives

(Simple lives)

Always keep me coming back to you The drones all slave away, they're working overtime

They serve a faceless queen, they never question why

Disciples of a god, they neither live nor breathe

But we have bills to pay, yeah, we have mouths to feed

I won't come back And if you see me, please just walk on by, walk on by

Forget my name and I'll forget it too

Failed attempts at living simple lives, simple lives

(Simple lives)

Always keep me coming back to you, I'm coming back to you