You built it up brick by brick
Put your heart into this baseless myth
Nurtured it like a child
And dressed its wounds when it ran wildYou stopped to fix your face
Someone else stepped in and took your place
Now everything you once knew
Is running circles around youA car door slamming in your road
It jolts you like a kick inside
A year old message on your phone
That catches you when you cant hideI see you in the service station sign
I see you in the supermarket line
I see you silhouetted on a wall
But I dont see myself there at allThis vessel of Balsa wood
Is the fag end tail of amoeba-hood
The busying cast confer
And get their taste of the dramaYou stare through mindless daytime shows
And curse yourself for growing old
The sterile scent of shaving foam
Reminds you of another worldI see you in the roofless sombre sky
I see you when the lovers stop outside
I see you silhouetted on a wall
But I dont see myself there at allI see you in the sweetness of our child
I see you in the supermarket aisle
I see you when Im kneeling on the floor
But I cant see myself anymoreHard times got the upper hand
Stole our feeble plans
The faces, shot me, spin me round
But I wont lie downHard times shake me to the bone
Face bruised, bloody nose
Shell shocked, crawling on the ground
Still I wont lie downNo I wont lie down
No I wont lie down
I wont lie down