[Verse 1] Wake up to the ceiling cracks Counting all the deals I made in dreams Coffee tastes like gasoline Drag my shadow through a glowing screen Paycheck on a feeding tube Scroll a highlight reel that never ends Smile for the exit sign While the mirror asks, "Is this pretend?" [Chorus] This death trap called life Keeps dangling a prize I can't find Every hope's on a hairline Tightrope over landmines This death trap called life But I'm still here, still here, still trying If there's a way out, I'll write it in light Through this death trap called life [Verse 2] Waiting rooms and traffic jams Red receipts and messages unsent Birthday cards with folded cash Signed, "Be happy" from the government Stare down at the kitchen floor See a kid who swore he'd never bend Now I'm just a question mark Carved in the table at 3 a.m. [Chorus] This death trap called life Keeps dangling a prize I can't find Every hope's on a hairline Tightrope over landmines This death trap called life But I'm still here, still here, still trying If there's a way out, I'll write it in light Through this death trap called life [Bridge] Maybe the trick Is breathing right through the panic (oh-oh) Maybe the cage Was welded inside my habits If every door's a dare Then every scar's a map If every fall's a prayer I won't stay flat on my back [Chorus] This death trap called life Keeps dangling a prize I can't find Every hope's on a hairline Tightrope over landmines This death trap called life But I'm still here, still here, defiant If there's a way out, I'll carve it in light Through this death trap called life
