You need, but you′ll never have

You dreamed, but you never had

The chance to beWhat you wanna be

You grasp, but you never hold

You ask, but you're never told

′Cause the truth hurts

This is the modern world

So you bide your time

With your fate resigned

To be paid in kind

You reach, but you never get

You breathe, but you never let

The past go

Do you ever learn?

You search, but you never find

You hurt, but you never try

To face facts

This is the modern world

So you bide your time

With your fate resigned

To be paid in kind

When the flashbulb dies

And the humdrum thrives

Do you lose your pride?

You need, but you'll never have

You dreamed, but you never had

The chance to be

What you wanna be

You grasp, but you never hold

You ask, but you're never told

′Cause the truth hurts

This is the modern world