Silence is ringing in my head
Stuck on repeat
Not much longer I'll be dead
So just forget me
I'm losing my mind
And I don't think you could save me this time

And it goes

[Chorus]
On and on
And I just feel helpless
how long will this take to wear off?
On and on
When will I get through this?
Welcome to my own down and out

I'm falling deeper in this hole, to disaster
I'm gripping what I thought control, was falling faster
I'm losing my mind
And I don't think you could save me this time

And it goes

[Chorus]
On and On
And I just feel helpless
how long will this take to wear off?
On and on
When will I get through this?
Welcome to my own down and out

It's dragging on
I'm wearing thin
I can't stop these walls
They keep caving in
It's gone too far
Where's my mind?
Why can't time stop fear this paranoia?

It's a never ending story!
and it starts with me!
It's a never ending story!
And it starts with me!

And it goes

[Chorus]
On and on
And I just feel helpless
how long will this take to wear off?
On and on
When will I get through this?
Welcome to my own down and out

Welcome, welcome
welcome to my own down and out
Welcome, welcome
to my own down and out
(I'm falling further)
welcome to my own down and out


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    I think it's more to do with depression, feeling like you have hundreds of problems, it doesn't seem to end, and more just keeps coming. Hence: "It's a never ending story, and it starts with me."

    Onto the chorus, this is questioning how long the depression will last, they want to get out of it, but they feel so helpless so they just want to know when it will end... hence: "On and on, And I just feel helpless how long will this take to wear off?"

    So yeah, my interpretation of it ^.^ it might not be right... but I can relate to it from that point of view, and when you feel like that, it's bad.

    thenothinginsideon May 08, 2006   Link

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