Rivers Cuomo (Mandela’s Version)

[Spoken Intro]
That sounded so awful (so awful, so awful)

[Verse 1]
I am a loathsome person, trapped in this lonesome world
My mind is hazy. I’m not lazy, I just have no purpose
I’m like a filthy carpet waiting to be unfurled
Used to be needed, role depleted, now I’m just a burden
It’s like we’re strangers now, but we used to be best friends
It’s all the same. You had your game, but I’m an awful player
Did everything I could to attempt to make amends
But then you left, now I’m bereft, I feel like such a failure

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I’ve spent my whole life chasing fallacies
Every moment is a different reality
Guaranteed, you’ve not seen the last of me
Rivers Cuomo

[Chorus]
When peace is violent, we will all face our fears
As we attempt to fill in all this empty space
My screams are silent when they enter your ears
Because I know you never cared in the first place
Shine like a diamond, see your face in your tears
Then we’ll sit together and watch the world erase
Changing the climate of the next couple years
Will do nothing but put us all at an arms race

[Verse 2]
Wish I could leave this place, I
Can’t look to you for help
My head’s an empty space, I’d
Like to be someone else
But there’s a shard in my heart
I reached the end at the start
My life is falling apart

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I’ve spent all my life chasing fallacies
Every moment is a different reality
Guaranteed, you’ve not seen the last of me
Never solo

[Chorus]
When peace is violent, we will all face our fears
As we attempt to fill in all this empty space
My screams are silent when they enter your ears
Because I know you never cared in the first place
Shine like a diamond, see your face in your tears
Then we’ll sit together and watch the world erase
Changing the climate of the next couple years
Will do nothing but put us all at an arms race

[Outro]
When peace is violent
My screams are silent
When peace is violent
My screams are silent