Misery keeps a mad man sane I'm suddenly I'm so eager to take that blank slate Yeah the leaves on the tree are green And the noise in my head's asleep But the ground we built a home on still is riddled with mistakes Who was I, Before the sun went down? Before I lost my crown, should I be proud? See the way they look at me now You'd think I was wearing a shroud Ignorance is a certain type of bliss And I want to ask but I'm afraid the answer's a detrimental wish Yeah the river's flowing fast And I'm balancing on a broken raft Who was I, Before the sun went down? Before I lost my crown, should I be proud? See the way they look at me now You'd think I was wearing a shroud As I watch them all move on I know I'm really gone Who am I, Now that the sun's gone down? Now that I've lost my crown, can I be proud? See the way they look at me You'd think I'd have knitted their shrouds Who was I, Before the sun went down? Before I lost my crown, should I be proud? See the way they look at me now You'd think I was wearing a shroud Who was I, Before the sun went down? Before I lost my crown, should I be proud? See the way they look at me now