poor child + cool steel on bone + fold or follow + abdicate through dire force + (chorus) + poor child + where have all your friends gone? + little child + how does it feel to be alone? + done deal, proves unsure + loss of guidance + brings smiles of comfort forward + escaped harsh words by breaking their teeth + 14 years of broken ribs and broken dreams + but is he satisfied? + his burden was chosen as the vessels broke in their eyes + (chorus) + cannot take this anymore + we're born + (why i feel alone) + with closed eyes + (why i feel alone) + and we're born + (why i feel alone) + to die, why + (chorus x2)