He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
When you’re forced to take a chance
you turn around, you turn around
And when you’re backs against the fence,
Then this my friend will be the sound
Funny how you’re struggling end is coming out, it’s coming out.
So when you’re forced to take a chance
You my friend, you will go down
Well it rings out and there’s no reaction
So just say what you want, and I’ll swear that it happened
Cause if anything, I’m everything you wanted me to always be
We could make it
Holding your breath, taking a chance
Hoping for something good to come from this
Cause in the end, you’re left with nothing but regret
When you’re forced to take a chance
You turn around, you turn around
And when the chorus rings again,
Then this my friend will be the sound
Funny how your ugly trends are coming out, they’re coming out
So when you’re forced to take a stand,
Then this my friend will be the sound
Well it rings out and there’s no reaction
So just say what you want, and I’ll swear that it happened
Cause if anything, I’m everything you wanted me to always be
We could make it
Holding your breath, taking a chance
Hoping for something good to come from this
Cause in the end, you’re left with nothing but regret
And you think you’re so smart,
You’re stuck in a moment so far from the start
And you think you’re so smart,
You’re stuck in a moment so far from the start
So I’ll go, so I’ll go
There are some things that I’ll never know
So I’ll go, so I’ll go
There are some things that I’ll never know
Holding your breath, taking a chance
Hoping for something good to come from this
Cause in the end, you’re left with nothing but tears of regret
Head in your hands, wishing that time could rewind
Looking back wont move you forward now
you turn around, you turn around
And when you’re backs against the fence,
Then this my friend will be the sound
Funny how you’re struggling end is coming out, it’s coming out.
So when you’re forced to take a chance
You my friend, you will go down
Well it rings out and there’s no reaction
So just say what you want, and I’ll swear that it happened
Cause if anything, I’m everything you wanted me to always be
We could make it
Holding your breath, taking a chance
Hoping for something good to come from this
Cause in the end, you’re left with nothing but regret
When you’re forced to take a chance
You turn around, you turn around
And when the chorus rings again,
Then this my friend will be the sound
Funny how your ugly trends are coming out, they’re coming out
So when you’re forced to take a stand,
Then this my friend will be the sound
Well it rings out and there’s no reaction
So just say what you want, and I’ll swear that it happened
Cause if anything, I’m everything you wanted me to always be
We could make it
Holding your breath, taking a chance
Hoping for something good to come from this
Cause in the end, you’re left with nothing but regret
And you think you’re so smart,
You’re stuck in a moment so far from the start
And you think you’re so smart,
You’re stuck in a moment so far from the start
So I’ll go, so I’ll go
There are some things that I’ll never know
So I’ll go, so I’ll go
There are some things that I’ll never know
Holding your breath, taking a chance
Hoping for something good to come from this
Cause in the end, you’re left with nothing but tears of regret
Head in your hands, wishing that time could rewind
Looking back wont move you forward now
Lyrics submitted by TheHeartNeverLies-x
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