[Verse 1]
How did I become
The mother of this son?
The face and mind
And hands of virulence?

[Verse 2]
I, who curled in cave and moss
I, who gathered wood for fire
And tenderly embraced
How did I become a virus?

[Chorus 1]
Hopelessness
I feel the hopelessness
Hopelessness
I feel the hopelessness

[Verse 3]
I don't care about me
I feel the animals and the trees
They got nowhere
They got nowhere to go

[Verse 4]
I don't care much about you
I don't give a shit what happens to you
Now we blew it all away
We blew it all away
[Chorus 2]
Hopelessness
I feel the hopelessness

[Post-Chorus 1]
Hopelessness
Hopelessness
Hopelessness
Hopelessness

[Chorus 3]
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness

[Bridge]
I've been taking more than I deserve (Hopelessness)
Leaving nothing in reserve (Hopelessness)
Digging till the bank runs dry (Hopelessness)
I've been living a lie (Hopelessness)
[Chorus 4]
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become a virus?
Hopelessness
How did I become?
Hopeless