[Chorus]
You need but you'll never have
You dreamed, but you never had a chance to be
What you wanna be
You grasp but you never hold
You ask but you're never told
'Cause the truth hurts
This is the modern world

[Verse 1]
So you bide your time
With your fate resigned
To be paid in kind

[Bridge]
You reach but you you never get
You breathe but you never let the past go
Do you ever learn?
You search but you never find
You hurt but you nevеr try to face facts
This is the modern world

[Verse 2]
So you bidе your time
With your fate resigned
To be paid in kind
When the flashbulb dies
And the humdrum thrives
Do you lose your pride?
[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
You need but you'll never have
You dreamed, but you never had the chance to be
What you wanna be
You grasp but you never hold
You ask but you're never told
'Cause the truth hurts
This is the modern world