[Verse 1]
Feelings in reverse
Now I hang on every word from you
Too fast on the curve
Now I'm straining every nerve
Come through
Come through

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You can only play the victim
Just a short amount of time
Your own wounds, you'll have to lick 'em
'Til the ambulance arrives

[Chorus]
Given all I've heard
(Given all I've heard)
Hang on every word
Given all I've heard
(Given all I've heard)
Hang on every word
Hang on every word
I hang

[Verse 2]
Hanging by a thread
Walking here among the dead
Pleased to meet you
What's with my chemistry?
My fallenness that strangles me
What am I crawling towards?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You can only play the hero
'Til your mask begins to slip
And the fist on your bravado
Starts to lose its sacred grip

[Chorus]
Given all I've heard
(Given all I've heard)
Hang on every word
Given all I've heard
(Given all I've heard)
Hang on every word
Hang on every word
I hang, I hang

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3]
Wife asked the other day
"Where's your joy? Did it slip away?" I could say
Nothing
Even though I am a son
How quickly I've forgotten
But I'm yearning, I'm yearning
[Pre-Chorus 3]
You can only play the star
'Til the real truth comes to light
All those hungry tabloids
Got you in the checkout line overnight

[Chorus]
Given all I've heard
(Given all I've heard)
Hang on every word
Given all I've heard
(Given all I've heard)
Hang on every word
Hang on every word
I hang, I hang
(Hang on every word)
I hang, I hang
(Hang on every word)
I hang, I hang
(Given all I've heard)
I hang, I hang
(I hang, I hang, I hang)
Oh, oh