Rat Race by The Hawkins Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can't see the day that I'll rise by myself and pave my own way. No, it won't be the same
I can't grasp the scene of when I look in the mirror to see exactly what I want to see. No, that is not me

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know that I should scream like Freddie but I can't break free. I'll stay here to make the biggest fall from a distance so small in this crowded fucking tree

[Chorus 1]
But you live and you learn to hold back the tears
You live and you learn that wherever the seeds are planted your garden will burn
You live and you learn

[Verse 2]
Can you feel the air from the winds of change blowing through your hair? No, 'cause you'll never be there, no
Can you taste the salt from your skin from when the rat race is over and your life can begin?
Then who will lose and who will win when you live and you learn to hold back the tears?

[Chorus 2]
You live and you learn that wherever the plants are growing now your garden will burn
You live and you learn to be fooled by the fears
You live and you learn that no matter how much you dream you will be fucked by concern
[Bridge]
I could die in the morning and keep my pride in store or live like this for a whole life
But as the cuts are getting deeper now, the band aid is running out

[Chorus 3]
You live and you learn to hold back the tears
You learn who you are and that you'll rather blow up your brain than open your heart
You live and you learn to be fooled by the fears and to create your own self hate but remember wherever you are that it's never too late