"So We Can Stay Alive" lyrics - GARBAGE

GARBAGE
"So We Can Stay Alive"
(Duke Erikson / Garbage / Shirley Manson / Steve Marker / Butch Vig)

Imagine this, we make things right
So beautiful, we cling tonight
To all our dreams, we pin them up
We'll lose our minds if we lose our hope

We swear to change but we bottle it
Stick to our guns and all our sins
We bury fear, We drink to it
We might cheat death if we worship it

So we can stay alive
Our sex, our power, our drive
We lose ourselves inside
So we can feel alive

Masochistic victims sadist
Victor vanquished valour sadness
Lust and love our lies our blindness

You're the one who should be on trail
For all your hate and your denial
Be careful what it is you break
Every broken thing can't be fixed

And all these fragile things we are
They find their voice they find their power
They take a grip around your throat
They keep squeezing till your life runs out

So we can stay alive
Our sex our power our pride
We lose ourselves inside
So we can feel alive

Masochistic victims sadist
Victor vanquished valour sadness
Lust and love our lies our blindness

All alone we fight the fear
By ourselves in every way
All our lust, all our greed
All our hate, we're on our knees
Hear us beg, Hear us pray

We can stay alive
We can stay alive
We can stay alive
We can stay alive

We can stay alive
We can stay alive