I woke up on this side
I thought it was a dream
At first we learned
to walk then learned
to scream
You can't understand
when you're fed
from a TV screen
and you can't see
the things that
I can see
But I forget
that you thank God
and pray
some things just
never stay
and we all just
slip away
This can't be the real
world now
I don't believe it
when I can't see
the truth
Welcome to the real
world now
the old are carried
in only to poison youth
Am I the only one
who thinks it's tragic
'cause I know
this can't be the real
world now
no oh no ooh
I look for some hope
in every face
there's a vacant stare
The shadows come
but no one seems to care
The darkness floods
every light that
could promise change
She passed sound asleep
when the blood is stain
but blood is pain
Somewhere I know
that I'm not all alone
with this bated breath
I hold
my lungs want to explode
This can't be the real
world now
I don't believe it
when I can't see
the truth
Welcome to the real
world now
the old are carried
in only to poison youth
Am I the only one
who thinks it's tragic
'cause I know
this can't be the real
world now
no oh no ooh
This can't be
the real world now
no oh no ooh
Just as soon as we see
every flaw and every need
we'll understand
and for the first time
A child to a man
says only pure words
that he can
and he's too late
this man he knows it
he said
with all emotions set
aside in a whisper
say goodbye
This can't be the real
world now
I don't believe it
when I can't see
the truth
Welcome to the real
world now
the old are carried
in now just to
poison youth
Am I the only one
who thinks it's tragic
'cause I know
this can't be the real
world now
no oh no ooh
This can't be
the real world now
no oh no ooh
this can't be
the real world
this can't be
the real world
this can't be
the real world now
no oh no ooh