Melancholy
Knockout Theory Lyrics

Clock ticks away, life starts to fade, and you?re just left with nothing
Life is passing by and you're realizing that you have nothing to show for it.

Here comes the light, therefore unite, at least you?re doing something
There's still hope, so come together and do something, anything.

Salt shaker on the right side (woah)
There's something off, something out of place.

Can?t find where nothing goes
Feeling lost, like you don't know where to fit in.

Trapped inside a hapless stage from head to toe
Feeling stuck in a hopeless situation, from top to bottom.

Your quintessential puppet show
Feeling like a puppet, being controlled by outside forces.

Everyone?s a critic and I don?t think I can take it anymore
Feeling overwhelmed by critics and doubters.

Read a waiver, sign it, lick it, stamp it, throw it out the door
Rejecting societal norms and expectations.

Just for the record, I?m not taking part in any of this ?status quo?
Making it clear that they're not participating in the usual, expected way of doing things.

You?re slowing
You're slowing down, losing momentum.

Keep going
Don't give up, keep pushing forward.

You?re throwing
You're letting go of everything you've worked for.

Throwing it all away
Giving up, losing everything you've worked for.

I?ll save the world, I?ll break the mold
Feeling like they can make a difference, break free from the mold.

I won?t go melancholy
Won't succumb to sadness and despair.

I?ll steal the sun, I?ll break the glass
Will achieve the impossible, break down barriers.

Defy the ordinary
Won't settle for the mundane, ordinary way of life.

Fire at will, set sights for thrill
Take risks, aim for excitement and adventure.

Forget memento mori
Don't obsess over the fear of death, live life to the fullest.

Just count on me, ?cause I won?t be
You can rely on me, because I won't give up.

Your average front page story
Won't be just another average, forgettable person.

Clock ticks away, life starts to fade, and you?re just left here breathing
Life is passing by and you're just existing, not living.

Just please the crowd, fail plain out loud, and they?ll go on not caring
Feeling pressured to please others, but realizing that they won't care even if you fail publicly.

Please keep all hands off the merchandise (woah)
Don't touch what's mine, don't mess with what's important to me.

That?s one I?ve heard before
That's nothing new, I've heard that before.

I can?t believe you?re really satisfied and all
Can't believe that someone would be content with living such an ordinary life.

With being just another John Doe
Being nameless, faceless, unremarkable, and forgettable.

Everybody?s watching, but nobody?s gonna? see you if you run
Everyone is watching, but they won't notice if you try to escape and be yourself.

Flip a coin and spin the bottle, pull the trigger on a gun
Take risks, try new things, be adventurous, even if it's dangerous.

If it?s a crime to take a risk then let ?em cuff me for a job-well-done
Willing to face the consequences of taking risks, because it's worth it to them.

Oh, here we go again
Feeling frustrated or tired of dealing with the same old problems.

Just in time for things to end
Just when things were starting to look up, they come crashing down.