[Verse 1]
Go and decay, I'm finding out
I was never awake enough til now
Cuz the clock kept running and I still had nothing
You can delay it, oh no doubt
You can bury your burdens in the ground
But they'll just start growing out
[Pre-Chorus]
You've been frozen in place comparing to
The next above, the same as you
There was never a thing you couldn't do
[Chorus]
I don't wanna wake up when I flatline
Thinking that I've wasted all my time
I don't wanna hope that I'll be fine
Run away, won't run away
I don't wanna know now what I'll know then
Never wanna feel my heart stop beating
I don't wanna grow out of this feeling
I don't wanna wake up when I'm dead
[Verse 2]
Just like the way the water runs and never stops for anyone
Seconds, moons and years have gone away
But if I'm never awake then how could I be too late?
How could I be the reason for this all today?
[Pre-Chorus]
You've been frozen in place comparing to
The next above, the same as you
There was never a thing you couldn't do
[Chorus]
I don't wanna wake up when I flatline
Thinking that I've wasted all my time
I don't wanna hold back, I'll be fine
Run away, won't run away
I don't wanna know now what I'll know then
Never wanna feel my heart stop beating
I don't wanna grow out of this feeling
I don't wanna wake up when I'm dead
[Bridge]
So don't wait now for something to give
To just fall into place, find a reason to live
Don't wait now
For something to give
To just fall into place, find a reason to live
[Chorus]
I don't wanna wake up when I flatline
Thinking that I've wasted all my time
I don't wanna hope that I'll be fine
Run away, won't run away
I don't wanna wake up when I flatline
Thinking that I've wasted all my time
I don't wanna hold back, I'll be fine
Run away, won't run away
I don't wanna know now what I'll know then
Never wanna feel my heart stop beating
I don't wanna grow out of this feeling
I don't wanna wake up when I'm dead
And I don't wanna wake up when I'm dead
Vocalist Alex Adam spoke to Kerrang! about the song:
This one was hard because the verse vocals are so low. It’s about avoiding regret later in life – and our bassist’s mum actually quit her job after hearing it! It inspired her to do what she wants to do.