From our lives' beginning on
We are pushed in little forms
No one asks us how we like to be
In school they teach you what to think
But everyone says different things
But they're all convinced that
They're the ones to see

So they keep talking and they never stop
And at a certain point you give it up
So the only thing that's left to think is this

I want out
To live my life alone
I want out
Leave me be
I want out
To do things on my own
I want out
To live my life and to be free

People tell me A and be
They tell me how I have to see
Things that I have seen already clear
So they push me then from side to side
They're pushing me from black to white
They're pushing 'til there's nothing more to hear

But don't push me to the maximum
Shut your mouth and take it home
'Cause I decide the way things gonna be

I want out
To live my life alone
I want out
Leave me be
I want out
To do things on my own
I want out
To live my life and to be free

There's a million ways to see the things in life
A million ways to be the fool
In the end of it, none of us is right
Sometimes we need to be alone

No no no, leave me alone

I want out
To live my life alone
I want out
Leave me be
I want out
To do things on my own
I want out
To live my life and to be free


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I Want Out Lyrics as written by Kai Hansen

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    Didn't plucking notice this even though I have been searching Sonatas lyric list a bazillion of times... sucker I know. Sonatas cover indeed has more 'powerful' feel in it. :p

    Geneson June 18, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    this is a cover of the helloween song.

    hermanator05on November 30, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    We all know it, hermanator, thanks for the info anyway. This song is a bout freedom of thinkink wut you want to, and all those people who think they're on the "right way", being onlt one more part of the "machine" lol PEACE

    Hathaldiron January 16, 2005   Link
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    If you ask me, this song is far superior to the original.

    GGCrono4on January 25, 2005   Link
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    GGCrono4, u r so right.. =D

    shadow_the_hedgehogon April 26, 2006   Link
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    ive heard the original and i agree with you Genes: the original sounded sort of "slow" to me... not a very good mood for something this "rebelious"

    evilMoWon July 26, 2007   Link
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    I've also heard sonatas cover version first and thought it was the best song there is... til i heard the original, nottin's better than it. Actualy the original has much more power in it, sonatas version is just speed up and keyboards put in but the soul of the song isn't there anymore, they've even menaged to destroy the solo :/ Hammerfall cover is even better than this one

    UsedUsernameon July 16, 2010   Link

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