Man Without Country - Ebb & Flow lyrics

This is the sound of my lungs giving up When I've sung more than enough Now I can't sing This is something that I could do without But I'm too far away now I'll never make it back My soul's being sold in every note I hold When the playback drones I just recoil No these are not the only notes I know They're my only hope of singing this song It's why I look so tired And I've gone so quiet I try not to show I'm pale as a ghost And it's why I'm uninspired And I've lost insight Why I'm high and I'm low I'm ebb and I'm flow Bite the hand that feeds you, you reap what you sow You'll only be a winner in an auction for my soul When god gave out virtues you politely held the door Chase your dreams on a rodent wheel, you'll only hit a wall It's why I look so tired And I've gone so quiet I try not to show I'm pale as a ghost And it's why I'm uninspired And I've lost insight Why I'm high and I'm low I'm ebb and I'm flow