Feeling sick, angry, and numb
That's how you know you've been spinning wheels
Breaking deals, losing touch with what's real
Lying fallow in one place too long
Stumbling through life blind, deaf, and dumb
What does it show
You've been running in the wrong race, staring in the wrong face
Lapping up the lies, but no one's home at night
So, turn out the lights
Open your eyes
Oh! How does it feel
I hate it here
You hate it here, too
Oh! Is this what it feels like to be free
Is this what it feels like
They sell us little more than junk, but that's how it goes
When the wheels start sparking, train starts rocking
Engine howls like the Devil, as it twists, and spins alone
Nothing but numbers, with dreams and heartbeats, babe
Caught up in the throes of a dying institution, a flawed execution
A not-so-secret slip, let it go down with the ship
So, go run and hide, screw down your eyes
Oh! Do you even feel
I hate it here
You hate it here, too
Oh! Is this what it feels like to be free
Is this what it feels like
Oh! Is this what it feels like to be free
Is this what it feels like
