[Verse 1]
From the bottom of the barrel
I look up at the sun
Tell my younger self I’m sorry
For the things I haven’t done
I always run from the unknown
It follows me to oblivion
[Verse 2]
When you said that I’m not special
You probably were right
And when I find my pride is injured
Why can’t I just let it die?
There always was a question
That follows us into oblivion
[Chorus]
Are we doomed to hate what we love (what we love)
Are we human if we try (we try and try)
It’s not enough to be alive or just survive
We’re always sure there’s so much more
[Verse 3]
And for such a thing of beauty
We’re so cruelly designed
You don’t blame the house that’s haunted
So don’t blame the human mind
It always does some damage
That follows us, oblivious
[Chorus]
Are we doomed to hate what we love (what we love)
Are we human if we try (we try and try)
It’s not enough to be alive or just survive
We’re always sure there’s so much more
[Post-Chorus]
Well I’ve tried to be brave
And I've tried to be strong
And I've tried to be wise
And I’ve tried to be young
I’ve tried to be brave
And I've tried to be strong
And I've tried to be wise
And I’ve tried to be young
[Outro]
Human, human
I’m human