Welcome to Life

These twisting stars reflect my mind I stand witness to these changing tides They say we only live one life But we've done this for centuries Bring on the pain, bring the love, the passion, the shame Teach me despair and I'll play the game Give me the world, then take it all away They say Welcome to life Welcome to this crazy world Where nothing's what it seems, half of it is a dream And darling, we're a part of everything Welcome to life Welcome to this crazy world Where failure teaches endlessly the universal mystery To sacrifice dependency and witness my ascendency Overtones and painted expressions The mask we wear to hide our intentions We win, we lose, we have our obsessions Our flaws make us beautiful and hatred is senseless Pain, love, passion, shame Give me hope, I'll take the fame Give me the world, then take it all away They say Welcome to life Welcome to this crazy world Where nothing's what it seems, half of it is a dream And darling, we're a part of everything Welcome to life Welcome to this crazy world Where failure teaches endlessly the universal mystery To sacrifice dependency and witness my ascendency Now I'm here, the world's in front of me If I'm being honest, I'm afraid This is my life, my kingdom, my legacy I've got to show them all the way Welcome to life Welcome to this crazy world Where nothing's what it seems, half of it is a dream And darling, we're a part of everything Welcome to life Welcome to this crazy world Where failure teaches endlessly the universal mystery To sacrifice dependency and witness my ascendency