(Verse) Tried it my way to get it right Always got cut down a size I never thought enough about it Was quick to quit and quick to shout about it Cut my feet while I cut my teeth Breaking out rather breathlessly Independent, but sadly faulty Dedicated, but a bit unholy (Chorus) My own x8 (Verse) I only wanted what it meant to be free Take the whole world on and bury All the pride of a mercenary The egotistical, high and mighty sponsored links Good for nothing, illegitimate hybrid Who would never bust the chain of misguided Before I knew it, I'd fallen and faded Into the system, destined to be jaded (Chorus) My own x8 (Interlude) Then I found rapture, I found warning And gave my heart out To never be so (alone x8) (Chorus) My own x8