I have an insatiable hunger for input... ...but as soon as I get it, it almost kills me. Eyes open at four, the world's fast asleep, While inside my chest, the turbines run deep. No space in the back, I wanted to rise, Sucked every stimulus straight from the skies. Other kids are resting, I look for the light, A constant whisper that shatters the night. Laughing in the dark with friends in my head, While the others dream of a calm night instead. A hungry mind in a powerful frame, Looking for words that I just couldn't name. For this engine inside that never takes a break, Burning for fuel every second I'm awake. I have an insatiable hunger for input, man, I need more, Without the noise and the action, I'm empty to the core. But as soon as I get it, it breaks me in two, The system alarms and my brain shuts down too. Yeah, I'm drowning in the current, while my throat is ablaze – This is the endless cycle, my mind's trapped in a maze. I have an insatiable hunger for input, man, I need more, I crave the chaos, or I'm empty to the core. But as soon as I get it, the system will crash My head is on fire, burning to ash It almost kills me, this endless delay Everything's unfiltered, the sky turns to gray An untamable thirst, my throat's burning rough, But I drink the whole ocean, it's never enough The stimuli shoot right through the front door A ring in my ears, an infinite roar You want to grasp the world with all of your might, But you get crushed by the weight of your own fight. I have an insatiable hunger for input, man, I need more, Without the noise and the action, I'm empty to the core. But as soon as I get it, it breaks me in two, The system alarms and my brain shuts down too. Yeah, I have boundless power, wanna tear down walls and learn how, The countdown is running, time to find the exit, leave the labyrinth now! Decades, half of my life on this asphalt so bold, And the engine inside just never turns cold. The body pays the bill for the thoughts in my head, When the night feels more real than the days that I tread. A sudden bright flash, my vision gets blurred, The system hits emergency, a freeze has occurred. My back is cramping up under invisible weight, Because you never take a break until it's too late. It's no broken gear, no sudden defect, It's the manual for what's always been in effect. Running half a century with the handbrake locked tight – Now I finally understand the fire burning bright. I have an insatiable hunger for input, man, I need more, Without the noise and the action, I'm empty to the core. Now is the time, I understand, to tame the hunger inside, Building the filters I need to survive the incoming tide. The battered body is healing, the storms finally cease... Leaving the harbor of suffering... ...setting a course for peace.
