[Verse 1] Used to be wild, but nothing's really changed, Have it, old friend, this mirror is a lie, it must be. [Verse 2] What is going on, what's wrong, it shouldn't be like this, I can hear the devil's call, But you promised, didn't you, old friend? [Chorus] The image ain't what it used to be, You used to jump the walls, now you carry the stones, Facing tomorrow alone. [Verse 3] I know so much is missing, When the rabbit foot ran out of luck, Waiting for the final straw, Choosing which way to go. It wasn't supposed to be this way, was it, old friend? [Chorus] The image ain't what it used to be, You used to jump the walls, now you carry the stones, Facing tomorrow alone. [Verse 4] Inside the cage, there ain't much change, Chained to the wall of life, The satellites call it sacrifice. [Bridge] Bloody and bruised, inside out, fading back from a blackout, Forgetting the man you used to be, Scared of nothing free, Knowing all's gonna be ok some way, Life spoke so you couldn't stay, I miss you, old friend. [Verse 5] Feeling like a prisoner of life, Stuck on medication, Lost in obligations, there's trouble in the beholder, Feeding the cold shoulder. [Chorus x2] The image ain't what it used to be, You used to jump the walls, now you carry the stones, Facing tomorrow alone. The image ain't what it used to be, You used to jump the walls, now you carry the stones, Facing tomorrow alone. [Outro] Scared of needles and hurdles, Waiting for the movie to change, catching my last ticket to the freedom train, Without chains.
