I thought I understood, the writing on the wall It's there all day, and all night too From the 18th floor, you're just as high up, as you are down I could not have known, the lengths that you would go To stay the same You thought the common good, was only yours to save I didn't know the time of day or even where I was It's hard to be what you can be as you stare down a gun You'll never be the same again, you'll never be the same You'll never be the same again, you'll never be the same I didn't know the time of day or even where I was It's hard to be what you can be as you stare down a gun