He had enough, he couldn't take anymore
He'd found a place in his mind and slammed the door
No matter how they tried, they couldn't understand
They washed and dressed him, fed him by handYea, I've left the world behind, I'm safe here in my mind
I am 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 face
Until one day he smiled, it seemed as though with pride
The wind kissed him, goodbye, and he diedYea, I've left the world behind, I'm safe here in my mind
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
Yea, I will start again it can take forever, forever, forever and ever
And ever, but I'll still winHow many like him are there still
Who to us all seem to have lost the will
They lie in thousands, lank and lost
Is knowledge worth this bitter cost?Yea, I've left the world behind, I'm safe here in my mind
Free to speak with my own kind
This is my life, this is my life I'll decide not you
Keep the world with all its sin, it's not fit for livin' inBeyond the realms of death