[Verse 1]
I'll take you on a ride
As part-owner to my pain
Our ideals they collide
Coerced coexistence
I fought the world today
Postpone my birth again
We stumble on and on
But bound to die alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Pain - I'm selling my soul today
Pain - I need some sympathy
[Verse 2]
This infiltrates my brain
"In the sunshine the sun is mine"
Pitiless wanderer
Close your eyes and bow your head
Grotesque thoughts in a line
Threw my wings onto the blazing sun
Smile stretched on old trees
Eternal grinning jester masque
[Pre-Chorus]
Pain - I'm selling my soul today
Pain - I need some sympathy
[Chorus]
Don't hurt a fly they all sing
We're just ants in a great big play
Commercialize-infect-annihilate-progress
Visualize-inhale-pretend-betray
[Bridge]
I'll take you on a ride
As a part-owner to my pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Pain - I'm selling my soul today
Pain - I need some sympathy
[Chorus]
Don't hurt a fly they all sing
We're just ants in a great big play
Commercialize-infect-annihilate-progress
Visualize-inhale-pretend-betray
Coerced Coexistence was written by Björn Gelotte & Jesper Strömblad & Anders Fridén.
Coerced Coexistence was produced by Fredrik Nordström & In Flames.
In Flames released Coerced Coexistence on Mon May 31 1999.