I made a choice between moving and breathing Pins and needles, coming back from numb now Now you're here to stay Too late to turn away Or close your eyes Close your eyes Afraid to live Too scared to die On the other hand that could be a lie What else compels you to reach out and touch a ghost Rather than turn away Or close your eyes Now you're here to stay Rocking out for the dead Really don't seem all that bad Rocking out for the dead Really don't seem all that bad I choose life I choose a real life I choose a life I choose to wake up I made a choice between moving and breathing Pins and needles Back from numb now I made a choice between moving and breathing Pins and needles Back from numb now I push my face to the window Smoke and music fills the air Then I rapped upon the door Gross laughter floated through instead of the tunes They tried to convince us to stay forever Fill the void with whiskey and women But it could've been mirrored visage Of living nihilism Rocking out for the dead Really don't seem all that bad Rocking out for the dead Really don't seem all that bad I choose life I choose a real life I choose a life I choose to wake up