I don't want to feel the things that you do Wake me up inside So wake me when it's through Don't worry I'll be fine, I just don't want this dream Wake me up inside, tell me there's a reason, to take another step To get up off my knees and follow this

All rise, Eyes bow, Time feels like a midnight ride, Finality waits outside, Weeping in perplexity's arms, The unsettled mind is at times an ally, Leaving the senses to fend for them selves, Caressing our smiles inside, The National debt is at times an

Rise to the top of the world, America America, don't you cry Give me strength to press on Feel you close like you wanted me to Believe in you Is this just an illusion That I made inside my head to get me by? Twenty years in debt

(Whoa) it's unforgettable I feel a rise inside me It's untouchable (whoa) Like breathing fire in me With blind eyes open wide I'm seeing it I'm feeling higher It's unforgettable I'm coming alive, I'm coming alive