Abney Park - Downtrodden lyrics

Once I was complete With the earth firm under my feet My back was strong, my body fleet And now I ache all over Now I ache all over I learned each virtue I was told I worked hard to avoid the mold But as I saw my life unfold There was no place for me There was no place for me I've been beat, I've been broken I asked for a place and the world has spoken I was asleep, but now that I've woken I preferred my dreams. I'm tired guilt, I'm tired of crying I'm tired of work and I'm finished trying I'm tired of living and I'm scared of dying But there is nothing else. It was hard as I begun; Each day harder it has become. Once I was complete With the earth firm under my feet My back was strong, my body fleet And now I ache all over Now I ache all over I learned each virtue I was told I worked hard to avoid the mold But as I saw my life unfold There was no place for me There was no place for me I've been beat, I've been broken I asked for a place and the world has spoken I was asleep, but now that I've woken I preferred my dreams. I'm tired of guilt, I'm tired of crying I'm tired of living and I'm scared of dying I'm tired of work and I'm finished trying But there is nothing else. It was hard as I begun; Each day harder it has become. Once I was complete With the earth firm under my feet My back was strong, my body fleet Now I ache all over Now I ache all over