He had enough
He couldn't take anymore
He'd found a place
In his mind and slammed the doorNo matter how they tried
They couldn't understand
They washed and dressed him
Fed him by handYeah, I've left the world behind
I'm safe here in my mind
I'm free to speak with my own kind
This is my life, this is my life
I'll decide not youWithdrawn he'd sit there
Stare blank into space
No sign of life
Would flicker on his faceUntil one day he smiled
It seemed as though with pride
The wind kissed him goodbye
And then he diedYeah, I've left the world behind
I'm safe here in my mind
I'm free to speak with my own kind
This is my life, this is my life
I'll decide not youKeep the world with all its sin
It's not fit for livin' in
Yeah, I will start again
It can take forever, forever and ever, and ever
But I'll still winHow many like him, are there still
But to us all seem to have lost the will
They lie in thousands, plagued and lost
Is nothing worth this bitter costYeah, I've left the world behind
I'm safe here in my mind
I'm free to speak with my own kind
This is my life, this is my life
I'll decide not youKeep the world with all its sin
It's not fit for livin' inBeyond the realms of death