A.I.R.
Anthrax Lyrics

Young and free, something you'll never be
Being young and free is something that you will never experience.

A childhood's end, it's lunacy
The end of childhood is madness as you are no longer free to do what you want.

Pure dictation, they don't listen
They insist on dictating what you should do, and they don't care to listen to your opinions or thoughts.

And you're just waiting for what you're missing
You are waiting for something that you don't have, something that you desperately need in order to break free from this dictation.

Welcome to your nightmare
You have entered a nightmare that may seem hopeless and never-ending.

You just can't walk away
You can't just leave this nightmare behind you and move on with your life.

It's time for you, to choose, your fate
You must take control of your life and make the decisions that will determine your future.

You just can't let it lay
You cannot simply accept things as they are and let them be, you must take action.

Welcome to your nightmare
Once again, this is your nightmare that you must face.

Your whole life's on the way,
Your entire future is ahead of you, and it's up to you to make the most of it.

Today
You must take action today to begin making the changes you need for a better life.

You're no good, misunderstood, A.I.R.
People think you're not good enough and don't understand you, and this song is called A.I.R.

All their hopes and visions, of what they want you to be
People have their own ideas of who you should be and what you should do with your life, and they will try to impose these hopes and visions on you.

Crucial times, made up minds, A.I.R.
These are crucial times where you need to make up your own mind and be yourself, and this song is still called A.I.R.

So high and mighty, though much too blind to see
People are arrogant and think they know what's best for you, but they are actually too ignorant to see things from your perspective.

Who are you gonna live your life for?
You need to decide who you are going to live your life for, yourself or someone else.

Conformity will trap you like a locked door
If you conform to others' wishes, you will become trapped and unable to escape, just like a locked door.

Independence means owning your decisions
Being independent means taking ownership of your own decisions and not letting others make them for you.

Authority will put your soul in prison
Allowing authority figures to control your life will make you feel trapped and unable to express yourself.

Fight, or go insane, there's no one else to blame
You must fight for your dreams or else you will go insane, and the only person to blame for this is yourself.

Stop, their influence, you can't give them a chance
You need to stop letting others influence your life, and you can't give them a chance to impose their will on you.

Break, right through the wall, that separates us all
You need to break through the wall that separates you from others and discover who you truly are.

Start, your second life, without their hands in sight
You need to start your new life that isn't influenced by others and without their hands guiding you.

You got your pride, you got your visions
You have your pride and your own visions of what you want to achieve in life.

Don't subside, don't ever give in
Don't let your dreams subside, and don't ever give in to others' wills for your life.

Don't compromise just keep on grinning
Don't compromise your values, and just keep on smiling and being true to yourself.

The games they play you just keep on winning
Don't let others play games with your life, and just keep on being successful and following your own path.

Keep on winning
Just keep being successful and happy.

Keep on winning
You are encouraged to keep being successful and not giving up on your dreams.

Keep on winning
This line is repeated again to emphasize the importance of continuing to be successful in life.

A.I.R.
This song is called A.I.R.