Maybe it was lust this time Maybe it was greed A little bit of arrogance Or my old friend hypocrisy Maybe it was power A longing for control Refusal to accept the death of the cult of rock and roll I'm a human failing again I'm a human failing again Maybe it was gluttony Maybe it was pride A fear of repercussions on the other side I will not be poor again The gangster's raison d'être Or maybe it was something else but I haven't found it yet I'm a human failing again I'm a human failing again Human failing Dead man walking You got in some predicaments An amount of minor scrapes More by luck than judgement you had some close escapes In search of silver linings all you found were clouds But I guess if you're singing this you made it through somehow To be a human failing again A human failing again Human failing Dead man walking Maybe it was envy Maybe it was sloth I never had the energy to try and count the cost I tried to pay the devil But he wouldn't take my dime He said I could have paid him yesterday If I'd been on time I'm a human failing again I'm a human failing again Human failing Dead man walking